“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,”
But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ — the massive reversal (alla) turns from listing gains to evaluating them. Kerdē (gains, profits) now appear as apobolia (loss, refuse). 'For the sake of Christ' (heneken Christou) establishes Christ as the revaluation standard. Everything previously treasured is disvalued by comparison to Christ.
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Lena HoffmannNote2mo agoEverything Else Fades When You See Jesus
Paul says he's given up everything to know Jesus, and he counts previous achievements as rubbish by comparison. I grew up in an achievement culture where your worth was measured by grades, career adva...
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Omar HassanNote1mo agoRubbish Compared to Knowing Christ
Paul lists his credentials - Hebrew heritage, studied under the best rabbi, zealous, blameless according to the law. Everything he built his identity on, he calls rubbish. The word is skubala, which a...
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