“And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:”
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord — the intensification: not just his Jewish credentials but 'everything' (ta panta) is loss. 'Surpassing worth' (hypecho tēs gnoseos, exceeding-ness of the knowledge) emphasizes transcendent value. 'Knowing Christ Jesus' (gnosis Christou Iēsou) is not intellectual knowledge but relational intimacy. 'My Lord' (mou kyriē) shows personal possession: Christ is his Lord, not the law. This is experiential theology: knowing Christ surpasses all achievement.
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