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Philippians 3:12-14                                                                                                       12/02/07

In verse 12 Paul made an admission – a confession of sorts.  He said, “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected.”  Now of course as a believer, Paul stood accepted by God in the perfect righteousness of Christ.  He was not denying the perfection of what he was in Christ by virtue of what Christ had done.  Yet he did not believe in sinless perfection in this life.  Paul is saying here that though he was in Christ and accepted by God because of His righteousness, he had an obligation and a desire to live a life in actual practice that pleases God.  And the first step in seeking to please God is to admit that you have not arrived.  While, on the one hand it is easy for some to become discouraged because of failure in the Christian life, on the other hand it is easy for some to become complacent because of past success in the Christian life. 

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