The Danger of Error

We are in the middle of a passage on how we can rejoice in the Lord through right doctrine and avoiding error. Paul saw the possibility of false teachers bringing corruption to Philippi. The question is how can we be righteous in God’s presence? The enemy alleged that it was by becoming an observant Jew (Circumcision) and by Christ. Paul gives himself as an example. He saw himself as blameless but then says vs 7 those I counted loss for Christ, and states emphatically vs 9: “not having my righteousness, which is of law, but that which is through faith of Christ ….. the righteousness that is of God by the faith,”