Key Text: Philippians 3:8-11
I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ… I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.
Theme:
Jesus Christ is the center of Christianity. He is the focus of the New Testament, of the early church, and of the apostle Paul. Take Jesus away from the Christian and you don’t have anything worth keeping. Christianity is no less and no more than Christ.
Application:
What is Christianity to you? Is it gathering weekly to worship? Is it a lifestyle characterized by moral behavior? Does it consist mainly in the content of your beliefs and a body of dogma? Christianity is Christ. Make the knowledge of Christ your consuming passion.
From Look at the Man, page 1, Copyright 1989, Tim Woodroof and Glen Gray, Lincoln Church of Christ, 820 N. 56th Street, Lincoln, NE 68504 , Used by permission.
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