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NASB | Philippians 3:8 More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Philippians 3:8 But more than that, I count everything as loss compared to the priceless privilege and supreme advantage of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord [and of growing more deeply and thoroughly acquainted with Him--a joy unequaled]. For His sake I have lost everything, and I consider it all garbage, so that I may gain Christ, |
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Bible Note: Hi, tannerman... Even a godly, Christian president won't save the people of the United States. Passing laws to prevent immorality won't save the people of the United States. Changing society such that it is "based on biblical principals" won't save the people of the United States. All of that is rooted in legalism. Lost people are dead in their sins, not sick or misinformed. You can dress up a corpse in a nice suit, but its still a corpse. In Christ's day the people thought that the greatest evils in the world were hunger, pestilence, and foreign occupation. Christ was crucified for His insistence that the greatest evil was from within the human heart. Today we say the greatest evils in the world are abortion, homosexuality, terrorism, Godless humanism, etc. We are offended, still, with Christ's teaching, faulting evil in everything, except our own hearts. "For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?" (1 Peter 4:17 ESV) In Him, Doc |