Counting All Things Loss On Account Of Christ
COUNTING ALL THINGS LOSS
ON ACCOUNT OF CHRIST
Philippians 3:7 and 8 say, "But what things were gains to me, these I have counted loss on account of Christ. But surely I count also all things to be loss on account of the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, on account of whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them refuse that I may gain Christ." When we come to these verses, we come to the heart of the book of Philippians. Here we are initiated into the experience of Christ.
In verse 7 Paul speaks of "what things were gains to me." These are the things mentioned in verses 5 and 6. The things that were gains to him Paul counted loss on account of Christ. All the different gains were counted as one loss by Paul because they all issued in one thing, that is, the loss of Christ, as indicated by "on account of Christ." All the things which were once gains to Paul hindered him and held him back from participating in Christ and enjoying Him. Hence, on account of Christ, all the gains were a loss to him.