How Does the Apostle Paul View His Accomplishments In Comparison To His Faith? CQ Podcast Highlight

Paul's resume was very impressive as Saul, he was called a Hebrew of Hebrews. He had a religious pedigree as a Pharisee son of a Pharisee. So he's generationally a pharisee. He was well-educated in Jewish law, but he received a classical Roman education as a Roman citizen. He was special because he had legal, social and political advantages that the other apostles didn't that allowed him to go preach throughout the Roman world as what was called the apostle to the Gentiles. He had it all.

Paul continues building his encouragement towards thoughtful Christianity with pointed comparisons of past successes with the opportunities of Christian enlightenment. Philippians three, seven through 11. Let's start with verses seven and eight. But whatever things were gained to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all these things to be lost in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ.