Put No Confidence in the Flesh (vs. 3-6)

Counting All Things as Loss (vs. 7-8)

The Righteousness that Comes From God (vs. 9)

Knowing Christ through Experience (vs. 10)

1. In verses 3 and 4, what does Paul mean by the term “flesh” in this context?

2. What were some of the reasons Paul might have had confidence in the flesh? (vs. 5-6)

3. How does he view those things now? How does he view all things in comparison to knowing Christ?

4. What is Paul’s desire in verse 9?

5. How can we come to a deeper knowledge of Christ according to verse 10?