Sep. 15, 2024

KNOWING CHRIST

PHILIPPIANS 3:4-11

• ALL OF OUR PERSONAL ACHIEVEMENTS IN THIS LIFE ARE MEANINGLESS IF WE DO NOT KNOW JESUS CHRIST
• AN IMPRESSIVE RELIGIOUS RESUME DOES NOT IMPRESS GOD

7 ACCOMPLISHMENTS WHICH DO NOT EARN SALVATION

1. SALVATION IS NOT BY RITUAL – 3:5a
2. SALVATION IS NOT BY RACE – 3:5b
3. SALVATION IS NOT BY RANK – 3:5C
4. SALVATION IS NOT BY TRADITION – 3:5d
5. SALVATION IS NOT BY RELIGION – 3:5e
6. SALVATION IS NOT BY ZEAL – 3:6a
7. SALVATION IS NOT BY BEHAVIOR – 3:6b

5 MATCHLESS BLESSINGS THAT ASSURE OUR GENUINE SALVATION

1. KNOWING CHRIST JESUS AS MY LORD – 3:8-9a
2. HAVING A RIGHTEOUSNESS THROUGH FAITH IN CHRIST – 3:9b
3. THE POWER OF JESUS’ RESURRECTION – 3:10a
4. THE FELLOWSHIP OF JESUS’ SUFFERINGS – 3:10b
5. OUR OWN RESURRECTION FREES US TO LIVE IN FOREVER 

          INTIMATE FRIENDSHIP WITH JESUS – 3:11