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Christ Is More Important Than Anything3 1And now, my brothers and sisters, be filled with joy in the Lord. It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again. I want to be sure that you are prepared.
2Be careful of the dogs - those men whose work does only harm. They want to cut on everyone who isn't circumciseda. 3But we are the ones who have the true circumcisionb - we who worship God through his Spiritc. We don't trust in ourselves or anything we can do. We take pride only in Christ Jesus. 4Even if I am able to trust in myself, still I don't do it. If anyone else thinks they have a reason to trust in themselves, they should know that I have a greater reason for doing so. 5I was circumcised on the eighth day after my birth. I am from the people of Israeld and the tribe of Benjamin. I am a true Jew, and so were my parents. The lawe was very important to me. That is why I became a Phariseef. 6I was so eager to defend my religiong that I persecutedh the churchi. And no one could find fault with the way I obeyed the Law of Moses.
7At one time all these things were important to me. But because of Christ, I decided that they are worth nothing. 8Not only these things, but now I think that all things are worth nothing compared with the greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. Because of Christ, I lost all these things, and now I know that they are all worthless trash. All I want now is Christ. 9I want to belong to him. In Christ I am right with God, but my being right does not come from following the law. It comes from God through faith. God uses my faith inj Christ to make me right with him. 10All I want is to know Christ and the power that raised him from death. I want to share in his sufferings and be like him even in his death. 11Then there is hope that I myself will somehow be raised from death.
Trying to Reach the Goal 12I don't mean that I am exactly what God wants me to be. I have not yet reached that goal. But I continue trying to reach it and make it mine. That's what Christ Jesus wants me to do. It is the reason he made me his. 13Brothers and sisters, I know that I still have a long way to go. But there is one thing I do: I forget what is in the past and try as hard as I can to reach the goal before me. 14I keep running hard toward the finish line to get the prize that is mine because God has called me through Christ Jesus to life up there in heaven.
15All of us who have grown to be spiritually mature should think this way too. And if there is any of this that you don't agree with, God will make it clear to you. 16But we should continue following the truth we already have.
17Brothers and sisters, join together in following my example. Also, learn by watching those who are living the way we showed you. 18There are many who live like enemies of the cross of Christ. I have often told you about them. And it makes me cry to tell you about them now. 19The way they live is leading them to destruction. They have replaced God with their own desires. They do shameful things, and they are proud of what they do. They think only about earthly things. 20But the government that rules us is in heaven. We are waiting for our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to come from there. 21He will change our humble bodies and make them like his own glorious body. Christ can do this by his power, with which he is able to rule everything.
a3:2 want to cut on … circumcised There is a play on words here in Greek. The key word is like “circumcision” (see the Word List), but it means “mutilation” or “cutting to pieces.”
b3:3 we are … circumcision Literally, “we are the circumcision.” See “circumcision” in the Word List.
cSpirit See “Holy Spirit.”
dIsrael Another name for Jacob (see Gen. 32:24-28) and for the nation God chose to accomplish his plan of blessing the world through the Messiah (see “Messiah”). The people of Israel were the descendants of Jacob’s twelve sons. In the New Testament this name is sometimes used in a broader sense to mean all of God’s people.
elaw This usually refers to God’s law as it is represented in the Mosaic Law, the rules he gave to the Israelites through Moses (See Ex. 34:29-32). Sometimes it may mean the principle of law rather than a specific law or set of laws.
fPharisee A person who belonged to a Jewish religious group that claimed to follow carefully all Jewish laws and customs.
g3:6 eager to defend my religion Before Paul became a believer in Jesus as the Messiah, he thought it was his duty as a good Jew to oppose the Jews who had become Christ-followers.
hpersecute To hurt, cause trouble for, or do bad things to someone, especially because of their beliefs.
ichurch Literally, “assembly” or “community,” the people who have been brought together as God’s family through their common faith in Jesus Christ. The word often refers to a group of believers who meet together or who live in the same area, but it is also used to mean the worldwide community of all believers in Christ.
j3:9 my faith in Or “the faithfulness of.”
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