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- Philippians 3:17-21: “Brethren, join in imitating me, and mark those who so live as you have an example in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.
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The truth is that I become an enemy of the cross of Christ if I won’t take up my own cross and crucify my own flesh with its passions and desires; that is, if I myself am not willing to be crucified with Him. (Galatians 5:24; Galatians 2:20.) Jesus said that I am to daily bear the cross! (Luke 9:23.)
Dec 14, 2005 · The tears are not for fear that we will be hurt. They are for sadness that Christ’s sacrifice and God’s love are so dishonored, and that so many enemies of the cross will perish. The Bible says, “The word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing” (1 Corinthians 1:18).
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First: the central message of Christianity is that Jesus died on the cross for our sins and was resurrected for our sanctification (Romans 4:25). The crossreminds us that Jesus was not just a good example. The cross points out our sin. The cross makes clear what price had to be paid to atone for our sin. You can be an enemy of the cross because you...
There is a second way you can be an enemy of the cross of Christ as a church member. The Bible teaches that if you believe in Christ, you are crucified with Him. Your old life died with Him on the cross. Through the cross of Christ you die to sin. So if you still love sin, you hate the cross of Christ.
In Philippians 3:19, three things are said about those people who love sin: “their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.” Their god is their belly, that is, their own desires come first. This can be done in all sorts of ways. You can damage your body with alcohol or cigarettes. You can indulge your sex...
Then it says about the enemies of the cross, “they glory in their shame”. In other words, what they are proud of is, in the eyes of God, precisely what they should be ashamed of. Perhaps what Paul means is that they say: because Christ forgives all our sins, we can live the way we want. It doesn’t matter what we do! They are proud of that. But it i...
Finally, it says here about the enemies of the cross that their minds are “set on earthly things”. What does Paul mean by that phrase? After all, if you live on earth, it is quite obvious to think of earthly things. This even has to be. If no one makes sure there is food on the table, you’ll be hungry. We live on earth and we have to be occupied wi...
Philippians 3:17-21: “Brethren, join in imitating me, and mark those who so live as you have an example in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, live as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is the belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.
Mar 21, 2022 · In Philippians 3:18–19, Paul describes “the enemies of the cross of Christ” as those “whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things” (NKJV).
Philippians 3:18-19. King James Version. Update. 18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: 19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.) Read full chapter.
Philippians 3:18. ESV For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. NIV For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.