Today, we continue to preach and study through the marvelous letter of the Apostle Paul to the church and believers at Philippi. As many of you know, I often begin with a story or illustration, but today I want to begin our work by addressing and hopefully clearing up two major misconceptions or misinterpretations often associated with this text.

THE FIRST MISINTERPRETATION IS THAT WE ARE SAVED BY OUR ATTEMPTS AT GOOD WORKS RATHER THAN SOLELY BY THE GRACE OF GOD revealed through the all sufficient, sacrificial, substitutionary, meritorious atoning death of Jesus Christ on the cross for our sins and for the sins of all humankind. We all should know that it is from the pen of the Apostle Paul that the great doctrine of justification by faith is shared with us. So the Apostle Paul is not con…