Those I counted loss for Christ

 

(Philippians 3:7-9)『But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:』

Looking only at 3:9, “be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:”

People will truly be thought of salvation. It is easy to think that if you believe, you will be saved. However, 『that which is through the faith of Christ』. The meaning of these words is that when a believer enters into Christ, it becomes the faith of Christ. Christ is the belief that God the Father forsaken Himself on the cross, but again believed that God would resurrect Jesus. Without knowing the faith that enters into Christ, we believe that we can be saved if we just believe, so it is a false belief. In order for us to enter into Christ, the old man must die. Righteousness from God is possible only when the old man dies. In Romans 6:7, “For he that is dead is freed from sin.”

The word “dead” outwardly expresses its meaning through baptism. In Romans 6:4, “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.” It is throwing away my thoughts in front of God's promises.

It is the faith to enter the land of Canaan. The ten spies thought, "If we enter Canaan, we will die." And all the exodus except the new man born in the wilderness believed the words of the ten spies and received the wrath of God. Of the thousands of exodus, only two (Joshua and Caleb) entered Canaan. As in Romans 6:4, there are two aspects of “dying”.

First, because of the sinful nature of the flesh, we believe that we must repent of our sins every day and be washed from our sins by the blood of Jesus. Humans are creatures that think based on their experiences and knowledge. So they are obsessed with the legal idea.

The second is the person who believes in God's promises and can be freed from sin with the help of the Holy Spirit, although there is weakness in the human body. The first thought is the same as the ten spies. The second thought means going into Canaan and fighting the enemies. Entering into Canaan represents being born again. Salvation is being born again and fighting against the flesh. If you are not born again, you have nothing to fight for. So he himself becomes a sojourner in the flesh.

In Romans 8:5-8, “For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

  So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.”

Those who are in the flesh are those whose spirit is dead, and they are said to be enemies of God. 8:9 says, “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

It means those who have been born again of water and the Spirit. Those who are born again are those who are born with a different spiritual body, not with a change of heart. There are two bodies. There is a body from parents and a body from God. The spirit comes to life only when you abide in the spiritual body.

In 1 Corinthians 15:44, “It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.” So they sit at the right hand of God in Christ. However, by shining the light of the Holy Spirit on the conscience of the flesh received from the parents, the body can be controlled. In 2 Corinthians 5:6-9, “Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident , I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.