Section 6
is Christ Himself, and the one thing is the pur suing of Christ to gain Him, lay hold of Him, and possess Him. We should not regard anything other than Christ as the "same thing" spoken of by Paul. The context of Philippians makes this very clear.
To think the same thing—Christ—and the one thing—the seeking after Christ to gain Him—causes our mind to be dealt with and renewed. To be renewed in our mind is to have a metabolic change in which the old element is discharged and a new element is supplied. Something of Christ is infused into our being to discharge the old element and to replace it. This process causes our minds to be renewed.
LOVE THAT ABOUNDS
The excellence of Paul's writing is shown in the way he did not directly point out the defect of the Philippian saints. He did not say, "Dear Philippians, I want you to know that you are short of love." Instead, in 1:9 he said, "And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in full knowledge and all discernment." These words indicate that their love was not adequate, not sufficient. Paul admitted that the Philippian believers had a certain amount of