From Rubbish to Jesus

What will you have to show for your life when you stand before Jesus Christ?

A good job?                   `   A college degree?

Money in the bank?               Lots of friends?

A large reputation?               A successful career?

The praise of others?               A winning record?

A bagful of awards?               Departmental chairman?

President and CEO?

“Where will you be when you get where you are going?”

I. A Stern Warning

Finally, my brothers,[a] 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 circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God[b] and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh— (Phil. 3:1-3)

Don’t trust in your religion! It can’t save you.

Don’t trust in your parents’ religion! It can’t save you.

Don’t trust in your baptism! It can’t save you.

Don’t trust in your church attendance! It can’t save you.

II. A Misplaced Confidence

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,[c] blameless. (Phil. 3:4-6)

III. A New Accounting

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 (Phl. 3:7-8)

IV. A New Life Goal

A. Full Justification—v. 9

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—

B. Continual Sanctification—v. 10

that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death,

C. Future Glorification—v. 11

11 that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead.

Would you like to go to heaven?

Here are five words that can take you there: Only Jesus and Jesus only.

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