Philippians 3:14

Reaching Forward To God's Goal

¹³ Brothers, I do not consider myself to have laid hold of [it]. But [I do] one [thing], forgetting the things behind and straining toward the things ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ Therefore as many as [are] perfect, {let us hold this opinion}, and if you think anything differently, God will reveal this also to you.

Calling of God

Christ Jesus

Forgetting Those Things

From God

In Christ

Jesus Christ

Prize of the Upward Call

Purpose of God

Christ

Jesus

Mark

Messiah

1 Peter 5:10

And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, [after you] have suffered for a short time, will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, [and] establish [you].

1 Corinthians 9:24

Do you not know that those who run in the stadium all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.

Luke 16:16

"The law and the prophets [were] until John; from that time [on] the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently pressed into it.

Romans 8:28-30

And we know that all [things] work together for good for those who love God, for those who are called according to [his] purpose,

Romans 9:23-24

And [he did so] in order that he could make known the riches of his glory upon vessels of mercy that he prepared beforehand for glory,

2 Corinthians 4:17-1

For our momentary light affliction is producing in us an eternal weight of glory {beyond all measure and proportion},

1 Thessalonians 2:12

exhorting and consoling you and insisting that you live in a manner worthy of God, who calls you to his own kingdom and glory.

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

But we ought to give thanks to God always concerning you, brothers [dearly] loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you [as] first fruits for salvation by the sanctification of the Spirit and faith in the truth,

2 Timothy 4:7-8

I have fought the good fight, I have completed the race, I have kept the faith.

Hebrews 3:1

Therefore, holy brothers, sharers in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession,

Hebrews 6:1

Therefore, leaving behind the elementary message about Christ, let us move on to maturity, not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works and faith in God,

1 Peter 1:3-4

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

1 Peter 1:13

Therefore, {when you have prepared your minds for action} [by] being self-controlled, put your hope completely in the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.

2 Peter 1:3

because his divine power has bestowed on us all [things] [that are] necessary for life and godliness, through the knowledge of the one who called us by his own glory and excellence of character,

Revelation 3:21

The one who conquers, I will grant to him to sit down with me on my throne, as I also have conquered and have sat down with my Father on his throne.