Christ-likeness Christ-likeness Frees Us From Frees Us From

LicenseLicense Philippians 3:17-21

Rick Griffith, Crossroads International Churchwww.biblestudydownloads.com

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No Rules?

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Pursuing Christ-likeness

gives us balance

Main Idea: Christ-likeness protects us from libertines

who indulge their flesh.

I. Paul's pursuit of Christ-likeness protected him from license to sin (3:17-21).

Philippians 3:17-19 NLT

1717Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. follow our example. 1818For I have told you For I have told you

often before, and I say it again with tears in often before, and I say it again with tears in my eyes, that there are many whose my eyes, that there are many whose

conduct shows they are really enemies of conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. the cross of Christ. 1919They are headed for They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, destruction. Their god is their appetite,

they brag about shameful things, and they they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth."think only about this life here on earth."

TextText InterpretationInterpretation MormonsMormons Health & WealthHealth & Wealth

"Live as enemies of the cross of Christ"

They oppose salvation by faith

Salvation by works Money is better Money is better than salvationthan salvation

"Their destiny is destruction"

They are unsaved

Claim that all are saved but are not

even saved themselves

Rich people go to Rich people go to hell toohell too

"Their god is their stomach"

Their real goal is pleasure

Goal is to be a god to have sex with as

many celestial wives as possible

"Embrace comfort, "Embrace comfort, not suffering"not suffering"

"Their glory is in their shame"

They're proud about things that they should be

ashamed of

Temple polygamy is the highest goal

Contrary to the Contrary to the blessing of givingblessing of giving

"Their mind is on earthly things"

They have "here-and-now"

priorities

"Become a god for ego and sex"

They give to get They give to get something nowsomething now

478Modern LICENSE (Phil. 3:18-19)

Philippians 3:17-19 NLT

1717Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example. follow our example. 1818For I have told you For I have told you

often before, and often before, and I say it again with tears in I say it again with tears in my eyesmy eyes, that there are many whose , that there are many whose

conduct shows they are really enemies of conduct shows they are really enemies of the cross of Christ. the cross of Christ. 1919They are headed for They are headed for destruction. Their god is their appetite, destruction. Their god is their appetite,

they brag about shameful things, and they they brag about shameful things, and they think only about this life here on earth."think only about this life here on earth."

Law

Christ-like Balance

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Standards & Liberty

Legal = Law Only

Liberty = No Law

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Rules

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Only Biblical Rules

Excessive Rules

What are Rules?

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Actions

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Actions are Something

Actions are Everything

Actions are Unimportant

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Structure

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Some Structure

ExcessiveStructure

No Structure

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Models

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Christ-like

Pharisee-like

Glutton-like

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Restraint

Christ-like Balance

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Control the Flesh

Starve the Flesh

Indulge the Flesh

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Perfection

Christ-like Balance

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Know They

Haven't

Think They've Arrived

Don't Care if They Arrive

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Confidence

Christ-like Balance

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Confidence in Christ

(3:7)

Confidence in the Flesh

(3:3)

Confidence in Shame

(3:19c)

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Movies

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Wholesome Movies

No Movies

All Movies

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Time

Christ-like Balance

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Live for the Future

Live Only in the Past

Live Only in the Present

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We live for tomorrow when our bodies will be glorified like Christ's

(3:20-21)

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186bPhilippi in the Time of Paul

Philippi was a rich, Roman colony with the

same rights as the citizens of Rome!

"But we are citizens of heaven, where the Lord Jesus Christ lives. And we are eagerly waiting for him to return as our

Savior" (3:20 NLT)

We are promised heavenly bodies We are promised heavenly bodies like Christlike Christ''s (3:21 s (3:21 NLTNLT)!)!

2121He will take our weak He will take our weak mortal bodies and mortal bodies and change them into change them into

glorious bodies like his glorious bodies like his own, using the same own, using the same

power with which he will power with which he will bring everything under bring everything under

his control.his control.

We will get perfect bodies!

Liberal Parenting

Pluralism

Do we have a Do we have a PLAN for church PLAN for church

DISCIPLINE?DISCIPLINE?

Restoration

He heals the brokenhearted

I will restore what the locust has eaten

Healed to Heal Others

Main Idea: Christ-likeness protects us from libertines

who indulge their flesh.

He must become greater;

I must become less important.

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He must increase,

I must decrease.

JohnJohn''s Life Goal––3:30s Life Goal––3:30

Colossians 1:28

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