Paul's Resume, Our Identity & the Worst Person

Paul's Resume, Our Identity & the Worst Person

Series: Independent Messages
Date: May 25, 2014 By: Guest Speaker Campus: Cedar Lake
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Summary

Our hope and identity is not dependent upon our goodness or failures but on God's grace and Jesus' righteousness. This message was given by Mike Wittig, director of college-age ministry, at the Cedar Lake campus.

Passage

1 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. 2 Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. 3 For we are the real circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh-- 4 though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: 5 circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; 6 as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness, under the law blameless. 7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith-- Philippians 3:1 — Philippians 3:9 ESV