What is the mature Christian mindset? What’s the secret of staying safe in a world that is hostile to the Christian faith? What’s the key to going the distance? As Paul prepares the Philippians to face the future, he urges them to embrace his full-blooded pursuit of the knowledge of Christ. We stand firm as we strain forwards for the end.
12 Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. 13 Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. 15 Let those of us who are mature think this way, and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal that also to you. 16 Only let us hold true to what we have attained.
