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Aug 9, 2024 · The apostle Paul’s singular ambition in life was to know Jesus Christ experientially. More than merely acquiring superficial head-knowledge, Paul wanted to connect with Jesus on the closest possible relational level: “My goal is to know Him and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death” (Philippians 3:10, HCSB).
- Philippians 3
Paul even knew the fellowship of Jesus’ sufferings, being...
- Trials
Jesus Christ set the perfect example. "But God demonstrates...
- Take up Your Cross
They thought the Christ would immediately usher in the...
- Why is Following Christ so Difficult
Paul is referring to the dichotomy caused by the new birth –...
- Philippians 3
Jan 25, 2011 · In Philippians 1:23-24 he writes of the two possible outcomes: "For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better. Nevertheless to remain in the flesh is more needful for you." Many have assumed from Paul's words here that he believed that at the moment of his death his consciousness would ...
- Details About Paul’s Sufferings
- Paul Was Willing to Die For Jesus & For Others
- Pursuing Intimacy with God
2 Corinthians 11:23-28 “I more so; in far more labors, in far more imprisonments, beaten times without number, often in danger of death. Five times I received from the Jews thirty-nine lashes. Three times I was beaten with rods, once I was stoned, three times I was shipwrecked, a night and a day I have spent in the deep. I have been on frequent jou...
Paul’s passion and commitment and love for Jesus was so strong that he was willing to even die for Jesus. And Paul loved others so much that he was even willing to die for them as well. Acts 21:13 “Then Paul answered, “What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but even to die at Jerusalem for the name o...
Pursuing Intimacy With God is committed to helping you with the most important thing in your life… your intimacy with God, your fellowship with Him, and your partnership with God in His Kingdom work & mission. There are hundreds of Bible verses and great truths & promises in the Pursuing Intimacy With God studies book ** New Expanded Edition of Pur...
Sep 17, 2024 · The goal Paul pressed toward was twofold: to know Jesus Christ and to become like Him. Jesus had saved Paul and made him His very own possession to bring him into an intimate and eternal relationship—one that would grow and increase throughout Paul’s earthly life and culminate in “perfection” or “perfect knowledge” at his death (Philippians 3:12, NLT).
Faith in Christ includes sharing in four aspects of Christ's life, which Paul addresses in verses 10 and 11. This verse provides the first three. First, knowing Jesus clearly involves the power of the resurrection. The resurrection of Jesus conquered death and provided the way to know the Lord.
Nov 9, 2010 · Likewise Paul was using a current event and linking it with a future one. To interpret it to meant that Paul was saying that he was going to heaven at his death, would be contradictory to his teaching that the righteous will be resurrected at the second coming of Jesus. 1Cor. 15:51-57; 2Thes. 4:16, 17.
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Jul 29, 2013 · Our goal is to know Him and to become like Him. 1. The goal of the Christian life is to know Christ. Jesus said the same thing when He prayed, “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent” (John 17:3). Christianity is primarily a growing relationship with the infinite God who has ...
