Aim: To be clear in our thinking about Christ and flesh.
Doctrine: All our flesh's pomp is to be despised—for Christ. This means we quit trusting in our advantages and cast ourselves entirely upon Christ.
Exegesis: Why the issue of Christ and flesh is so important: because the flesh never stops preaching its virtues (v. 4) and promoting its credentials (vv. 5-6), and must be intentionally subjected to Christ (v. 7).
Further application: How to gain Paul's perspective on Christ as flesh: first, admit the struggle (and the difficulty of it); then, choose Christ wholeheartedly (while abandoning the flesh).
Key verse: v. 7 ''But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.''
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Mark Henninger
Christ and Flesh Series in Philippians (2007-8) Redeemer Presbyterian...
Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.
