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Philippians 3:5 · BSB
3:5 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;
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…to his enemies that he was not an adult proselyte who was converted to Israel later. No, he was born into the nation of Israel. Secondly, back inPhilippians 3, verse 5, Paul stated that he was also of the tribe of Benjamin, the same tribe that King Saul and Queen Esther's uncle Mordecai was from. And thus Paul was…
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…of the strictest of the law, he became a Pharisee, he was a Jew of Jews. He goes in Philippians chapter 3, or chapter 1, verses, or chapter, sorry,Philippians chapter 3, verses 4 through 6. He says this about himself. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more. Circumcised on the eighth day of the…
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…Who is Paul? Well, we have the New Testament to tell us, 2/3 of the New Testament that gives us insight into Paul, but he defines himself inPhilippians 3:5-6. He is a Hebrew of Hebrews. He is second to none. He is a Benjamite. He is a Pharisee. He is a persecutor of Christians in his background, and this…
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…saying, I was at the top of my game doing this. Let's read further in Philippians 3, 4 and 6, just to get a picture of who he was. Though I also,Philippians chapter 3, verse 4 through 6, though I also might have confidence in the flesh, if anyone else thinks he may have confidence in the flesh, I more so circumcised the eighth day…
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…how they could get to the place of singing songs in those difficult times. If we look at Paul and Paul's attunement to himself, Paul knew himself.Philippians 3:5, you know he can reel off, "circumcised on the eighth day of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a…
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…persecuting me." And Paul says, "Oh my goodness, I did not know that." And he repents and he turns to to faith in Jesus Christ. We also see this inPhilippians 3:4-9when Paul says, "All of who I am from the tribe of Benjamin. I'm a Pharisee of Pharisees. I have all the credentials to promote my…
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…right. So throughout this message he'll be called Paul. I want to just speak of his life before coming to Jesus On the screen. I'm going to put upPhilippians 3, verses 5and 6. Paul is writing and he's speaking of himself and he says I was circumcised on the eighth day. That was a covenantal sign of the Jews, of the…
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…our denomination. It's affected by our previous understanding. It's affected by different things. Any questions on that one? What's the solution?Philippians chapter 3, verse 2 to 7. Philippians chapter 3, verse 2 to 7, I'll read from the message. You could, on one hand, the message or the passion translation is not a version.…
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…of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.”Philippians 3:5-6In Acts 7 Luke records that people laid their cloak at Saul’s feet when they stoned Stephen, the church’s first martyr. Then in 8:1 Luke specifies,…
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…missing knowledge. And Paul's writing from a place of experience here. He can relate to the present state of the Jews. And I'm going to read youPhilippians 3, verses 5 through 6. And this is how Paul is describing himself to the Philippian church. He says that he was circumcised the eighth day of the nation of Israel, of…
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…I was the best of the best in that world. I was leading the way. And in Philippians, he goes on, we don't have time to turn there, but inPhilippians 3, verse 4 through 6, he talks about his upbringing. He says, I'm of the tribe of Benjamin. I was circumcised the eighth day. I'm a Pharisee of Pharisees. And he goes…
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…official papers to arrest them and bring them back to Jerusalem for trial where they face death. The man we know as Saul of Tarsus according toPhilippians 3:5and 5 through 6. Saul was circumcised on the eighth day of the nation of Israel of The Tribe of Benjamin a Hebrew of Hebrews as to the law a…
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…than I can. He says, um, as he's describing where he's been and what and and and his perspective on all that he had. If anyone, he says, this isPhilippians 3, verses 4 through 11, if anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more. Circumcise the eighth day of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of…
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…we often forget the hostilities that existed during this time. Paul is a Hebrew of Hebrews, a zealous Pharisee, which we're going to see later inPhilippians chapter 3, verse 5. Timothy was half Greek and uncircumcised, which to a pre-converted Paul would have been an anathema. And Paul, of course, circumcises him later in…
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…his own body. If anyone else thinks they have reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more because I was circumcised on the eighth day, he says,Philippians 3, verse 5, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin. I am a Hebrew of Hebrews and a Pharisee on top of that. So Paul is boasting about his…
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…someone honorable before the Lord. So listen to this list of confidence in the flesh that Paul gives. And he goes right at these people. He says,Philippians 3, verses 4 through 6, he says, Though I myself have reasons for confidence in the flesh also. He says, Don't put your confidence in the flesh. But he says, look, I got…
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…in a mechanical wooden way? Authentic way? I'm not going to choose. I think there's plenty in Scripture to demonstrate and prove both. Paul says inPhilippians chapter 3, verse 5, he says, We who worship by the Spirit, the Holy Spirit of God. There's so many places in Scripture that are abundantly clear that we cannot…
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…forces of hell if we try to get to God on our own merit. Can't be done. No remission of sins. What about the Apostle Paul? Remember what Paul said?Philippians chapter 3, verses 4 through 6. This is unbelievable. You've got to see what Paul said. He said, if anybody could get to heaven on their own merit, I ought to be able to. I mean,…
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…the question: is my motive right? Am I on that way? Or do I just learn more and more about Jesus, or do I want to know God personally? And inPhilippians chapter 3, verses 4 through 11, he starts laying it down with the difference of knowing about God and knowing God. He says, I myself have reason for such confidence. If someone…
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…the question: is my motive right? Am I on that way? Or do I just learn more and more about Jesus, or do I want to know God personally? And inPhilippians chapter 3, verses 4 through 11, he starts laying it down with the difference of knowing about God and knowing God. He says, I myself have reason for such confidence. If someone…
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