These are the words of an anxious man. " Not," then he proceeds, " not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect ; but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count... The Works... - Page 70by William Paley - 1824Full view - About this book
| United States. Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission - History - 1932 - 432 pages
...his letter to the Philippians — Forgetting the things which are behind and reaching forth unto the things which are before, I press towards the mark for the prize. But with all his forward look and strenuous advance, he lays tribute to the valuable store of experience... | |
| John Murray - Religion - 1955 - 196 pages
...nothing less than the goal of the resurrection to life and glory that Paul had in mind when he wrote, "Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended...before. I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus" (PhiL 3 : 13, 14). The perseverance of the saints reminds us very... | |
| Joseph W. Witmer - Religion - 1986 - 364 pages
...which he expressed in these words: 'Forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus' (Phil. 3.13-14). The Common Declaration by Pope Paul VI and the... | |
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