To protect your joy you must…
Focus worship
Positively – Rejoice
Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things again is no trouble to me, and it is a safeguard for you. Philippians 3:1
Negatively – Beware
Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the false circumcision. Philippians 3:2
Correctly – Worship
For we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh. Philippians 3:3
Downplay achievements
Confidence is inadequate
Although I myself might have confidence even in the flesh. IF anyone else has a mind to put confidence in the flesh, I far more. Philippians 3:4
Religion is inadequate
Circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the Law, a Pharisee. Philippians 3:5
Zeal is inadequate
As to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to the righteousness which in in the Law, found blameless. Philippians 3:6
Gain is inadequate
But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Philippians 3:7
Value Christ
More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish in order that I may gain Christ. And may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith.
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