“Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.”
I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus — the goal (skopos, mark) is upward call (klēsis anoō tou Theou en Christō): heavenly calling. 'Prize' (brabeion, victor's award) is the resurrection-transformation. 'Upward' (anoō) signals eschatological direction: toward God. Paul's pursuit is cosmic: earthly running toward heavenly terminus.
Church Fathers on Philippians 3:15
“Let us, therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded,” says he. “And if in anything you are otherwise minded, even this shall God reveal unto you.” What sort of thing? That we should “forget the things which are behind.” Wherefore it belongs to him who is perfect not to consider himself perfect. How therefore do you say, “as many as are perfect”? For tell me, are we minded as you are? For if you have not attained nor art perfected, how do you command those that are…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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