I tried to have this discussion with you, but you completely ignored the Scriptures. And he is speaking about the pharisees religion in this chapter, that he used to be a part of. And in the Levitical Priesthood, there was a temporary LAW, put in place "Till the SEED should come", which was required in order for the sin to be forgiven, making the sinner righteous. It's in your own Bible.
Lev. 4: 27 And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somewhat against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and be guilty; 28 Or if his sin, which he hath sinned, come to his knowledge: then he shall bring his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, for his sin which he hath sinned. 29 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering. 30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar. 31 And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat is taken away from off the sacrifice of peace offerings; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet savour unto the LORD; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiven him.
This is what Paul is saying:
8 Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ, 9 And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, ( taking a goat to the Levite Priest, and killing it for my sins) but that which is through the faith "of Christ", the righteousness which is of God "by faith": (Not Sacrificial works "of the Law")
This is the Righteousness of a Sinner "Which is of the law"? And if it isn't, then post the Scripture which shows another "law" that a sinner was supposed to partake of, to remove his unrighteousness. And if you can't find another law, then shouldn't you "Yield yourself" and be corrected, "renewed in the spirit of your mind" to what the Scriptures actually teach the Law is?
But now, Paul teaches that if he repents, turns to God, and does Works worthy of Repentance, that God's High Priest Jesus, will remove his sin, making him righteous/perfect, even as his Father in heaven is perfect, as the Jesus of the Bible instructs. This "belief" is called "Faith". If you were to read a little further in Philippians, you would see what Paul's true teaching was. Instead, you cherry pick one sentence in the entire Chapter, and twist it to justify a philosophy that Paul doesn't teach. Much in the same way you justify the insidious falsehood that God was not ever capable of bringing even one sinner, no not one, into His Righteousness, by also twisting Paul's and ignoring David's words. I know it's not you twisting them, rather, the religious business you have adopted and are now promoting. Nevertheless, you are the one promoting these deceptions so I am addressing you, in the hope that you might consider and repent.
Please just listen to what Paul is actually teaching by reading what you omitted in your sermon to me.
12 Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
13 Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, 14 I press toward the mark "for the prize" of the high calling of God (Which is) in Christ Jesus. 15 Let us therefore, as many as be perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing ye be otherwise minded, God shall reveal even this unto you.
So why would Paul be "Pressing toward the mark" of the Perfection that was in Christ Jesus? Wasn't Jesus Perfect, sinless, even as His Father in Heaven is Perfect? It is because Jesus, and His Father instructed men to "Be ye perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect", and Paul was being a "Doer" of the Christ's Sayings, and not a hearer only?
It's right there in your Bible.
But here you come, preaching to me that the Righteousness that was in Christ Jesus, that Paul and I press towards, is filthy as a menstrual rag. Again, taking one sentence out of an entire chapter inspired by God, and Twisting it to justify your religious sect's rebellion and disrespect towards God.
Is. 64: 6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses (Not God's, as you deceivingly imply) are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, (Not God's instruction in righteousness, as you imply) like the wind, have taken us away.
7 And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities. (Not because they trusted God's "way".)
It is because Paul and I trust the Jesus "of the bible" alone, and not the Baptist, JW, Methodists, Catholic, or any of the smorgasbord of religious businesses and sects to choose from, which make up this world's religious system.
This is why the Jesus "of the bible" instructs His people to live by "Every Word" of God, and to "Come out of", and "be not like unto them", who call Him Lord, Lordf, but call the Good Works Jesus walked in, and Paul and I press toward, "A menstrual rag".
Is. 65: 11 But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number. 12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter: because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but did evil before mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not.
13 Therefore (Because of this) thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry: behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty: behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed: 14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart, and shall howl for vexation of spirit.
