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:''What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Php 3:8–11.</ref> | :''What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ 9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith. 10 I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, 11 and so, somehow, attaining to the resurrection from the dead.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Php 3:8–11.</ref> | ||
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ga 2:20.</ref> | :''I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.<ref>The New International Version (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2011), Ga 2:20.</ref> | ||
Biblical faith is saying, “God I have confidence in you, and whatever you choose to do or not do, I trust you." | Biblical faith is saying, “God I have confidence in you, and whatever you choose to do or not do, I trust you." | ||