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Philippians 31-3

• The Difference between a Religious Person and a
  True Believer

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• Philippians 31-3
• Two Themes

Who is the true child of God?
Joy in the Christian Life
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• Philippians 31-3

The Command Rejoice in the Lord (v. 1)

• Joy is different from Happiness

• Happiness is temporary feeling of well being
  associated with an event

• Joy is a settled feeling of well being associated
  with a relationship with God.

Because it is a command, Joy should be a
characteristic of the true believer.
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• Philippians 31-3

The Warning Beware of the Religious False
Teachers (v. 2)

• Three Characteristics of the Religious False
  Teacher..Paul says, Beware of the.

1. Dogs -
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• Philippians 31-3

The Warning Beware of the Religious False
Teachers (v. 2)

• Three Characteristics of the Religious False
  Teacher..Paul says, Beware of the.

• 1. Dogs - Jews used to call Gentiles dogs
  because they were considered unclean and they
  shamelessly attacked the truth. Now Paul turns
  the table on the Jews and says they are the ones
  who are unclean and shamelessly attack the truth.
  

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• Philippians 31-3

The Warning Beware of the Religious False
Teachers (v. 2)

• Three Characteristics of the Religious False
  Teacher..Paul says, Beware of the.

• 2. Evil workers.  The religious Jews prided
  themselves on being workers of righteousness. 
  Even though they may have done good things, good
  things done with the idea that you can earn your
  way to heaven is based in pride not godliness
  (for all our works are as filthy rags it says in
  Isaiah), thus it is wickedness.

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The Warning Beware of the Religious False
Teachers (v. 2)

• 3. The mutilation. Paul doesnt call them the
  circumcision but the concision or mutilation.
  Circumcision was meant by God to be an outward
  symbol of an inward reality the need for the
  cleansing of sin in our bodies. The Jews had
  taken that outward sign as the proof they were
  part of Gods covenant family. Now they were
  adding that on to Christs sacrifice as a
  requirement of salvation. Rom. 228, Gal 511-12

• What would Paul say today to anyone who wanted to
  add works to Christs sacrifice for sin as a
  means of salvation?

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The Exhortation Examine yourselves to see that
you are in the Faith (v. 3)

• Three things characterize the true circumcision,
  or What marks a true believer

• 1. Worship in the Spirit of God.  If I'm a
  Christian, the Spirit is in me and if the Spirit
  is in me, then He is prompting me to worship. And
  so I'll have a heart of adoration and a heart of
  praise and a heart that longs to serve God from
  the inside out.   

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• Philippians 31-3

The Exhortation Examine yourselves to see that
you are in the Faith (v. 3)

• Three things characterize the true circumcision,
  or What marks a true believer

• 2. Glory in Christ Jesus. When you're a true
  Christian all your boasting is going to be in
  Christ because all the credit belongs to Him.   

• 3. Humility -The true believer puts no confidence
  in the flesh, he knows nothing good comes out of
  it.  We are saved by Gods Grace, and only
  through the same grace are we sanctified.    Jude
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