Bible Verses: 1 Corinthians 1:9Philippians 3:10James 5:11
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I long to know Christ and the power which is in His resurrection" (Phil. 3:10, Wey.).
The difficult thing for most hungry-hearted believers is to wait in dependence upon the Lord for everything. Truth is not to be grasped, but received - received by faith, mainly through study. How...
Bible Verses: Philippians 3:10Romans 6:11Romans 6:5
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And this is life eternal, that they might know Thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom Thou hast sent" (John 17:3).
The heartbreaking knowledge of self brings a life-giving compensation, which is knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. The needs generated by the realization of the sin...
Bible Verses: John 17:32 Corinthians 3:18Philippians 3:10
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You were set free from the tyranny of Sin, and became the bondservants of Righteousness" (Rom. 6:18 Wey.).
The principle underlying resurrection life is, of all things, death. "For since we have become one with Him by sharing in His death, we shall also be one with Him by sharing in His...
Bible Verses: Romans 6:18Romans 6:5Romans 6:13Romans 6:11Philippians 3:10
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That I may know Him. . . being made conformable unto His death" (Phil. 3:10).
The life that emerges from death is administered by a loving, nail-pierced hand.
"As with the seed that is buried once for all, but then disintegrated through a gradual...
Bible Verses: Philippians 3:10Philippians 2:5
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That I may know him" (Phil. 3:10).
"The one unchanging factor on this earth is the Word of God. It is upon the written Word, and in the Living Word, that the Christian life is to be established. Yet there are Christians throughout the world who are seeking to get along on the basis of questionable blessings, and fluctuating...
Bible Verses: Philippians 3:101 Peter 1:231 Peter 1:3Hosea 6:3
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That I may know Him" (Phil. 3:10).
It takes us years of trial and error to finally realize that nothing outside the Lord Jesus Christ can fully satisfy and rejoice our hearts. Joy in Him includes the fellowship of His sufferings.' So, rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings' (
Bible Verses: Philippians 3:101 Peter 4:13Colossians 3:2
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I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (Phil. 3:14).
We must be truth-centered if we are to be Christ-centered.
"With an increase of knowledge and apprehension of the truth, there is a constant sense that we are not practically up to what we have received;...
Bible Verses: Philippians 3:14Philippians 3:10
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That I may know Him, and the power of the resurrection (Philippians 3:10a).
Fellowship with the written Word is the foundation, and fellowship with the living Word is the superstructure, for spiritual growth.
"While Martha was cumbered about much serving, and her love, most true in its way, went...
Bible Verses: Philippians 3:10
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We want fellowship with the Lord Jesus in His peace and joy, and naturally fear and seek to avoid suffering. However, it is in the fellowship of His sufferings that we...