...craning hope on which the Bible closes: "I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward...prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."" "I am not yet perfect," he says: yet the Christian's calling is to be telcios,"* which means fundamentally...

...3:12). But elders will be useful to God nevertheless, if they persist as did the apostle when he wrote, "Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward...upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 3:13-14). Qualifications of a Church Officer One would hope that what has just been said would constitute sufficient...

...describes to the Philippians: "Brethren, I not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward...the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (3:13f.). This expectation is profoundly affected by the "not yet," but it also recognizes itself to...

...on to make it my own. . . . Brethren, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal . . ." (vv. 12-14). Probably the most triumphant chapter in the Bible is Romans 8; yet even in this...

...opens before the Christian husband and wife the vista of marvelous adventure, the task of pressing "on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 3:14). Christian discipleship involves, in marriage, the freedom to pursue that task, and the joy of...

...it had been made his own already, but as having been made Christ Jesus's own, and thus of pressing on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God (3:13f.). Here is where the light shines in all pluriformity, and this pluriformity must be preserved...

...he later points out : 'For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things... But one thing I do... I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus' (3:8, 13f.). He now prays that his Philippian friends may choose what is vital, and he anticipates...

...Jesus has made me his own. Brethren, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward...the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. The Western Fathers too shared this value. One reason for St. Augustine's break with Manichaeism was...

...and challenge to become what one cannot be by oneself, but can be through the grace of God. ". . . Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward...prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." (3:13b-14) In his own way Paul has tried to thank the Philippians for their gift and assistance. A...

...Jesus has made me his own. Brethren, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but one thing I do, forgetting what lies behind and straining forward...of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 3:12-14) The first anniversary of the death of your loved one holds special significance, also. Do...