Aim: To live as fully as we possibly can, in Christ.
Doctrine: Gaining Christ and His righteousness is worth the loss of anything (and everything). This includes life and limb, because Jesus is more valuable than everything else (put together).
Exegesis: Three wonders gained (in losing all for Christ): the greatest life possible (v. 8), the only justification available (v. 9), and the sweetest experiences achievable (vv. 10-11), all in Christ.
Further application: The mindset necessary, in order to aspire for such supremacy: it requires true, ''reckless,'' and determined faith; and it requires a sincere desire to excel.
Key verse: v. 8 ''Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them as rubbish, that I may gain Christ...''
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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.