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Podcast: Crystal Sparks' Podcast
Episode: 195. [Philippians Study] Counting All as Loss
Description: What's worth more than your most impressive accomplishments, your proudest moments, your deepest knowledge? According to the Apostle Paul in Philippians 3, absolutely nothing compares to knowing Jesus Christ.Paul's credentials were impeccable: properly circumcised, pure Israelite lineage, from the prestigious tribe of Benjamin, Hebrew-speaking, Pharisaically trained, zealously religious, and legally blameless. By all cultural standards, he had every reason to boast. Yet he declares all these achievements as worthless—literally "dung" or "rubbish"—compared to knowing Christ.The episode traces Paul's spiritual journey from intellectual knowledge of Christ to intimate relationship with Christ to fully expe...