Philippians 3:2

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Summary

Philippians 3:2

Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

Of dogs

Evil

The

General references

Psalm 35:9

Bible References

Of dogs

Like a dog that returns to his vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

His watchmen are blind; they are all without knowledge; they are all silent dogs; they cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

And then many will fall away and betray one another and hate one another.

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

Alexander the coppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

What the true proverb says has happened to them: "The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire."

Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

Evil

Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things.

Depart from me, you evildoers, that I may keep the commandments of my God.

On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?'

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ.

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some have made shipwreck of their faith,

But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty.

For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,

They profess to know God, but they deny him by their works. They are detestable, disobedient, unfit for any good work.

For, speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely escaping from those who live in error.

For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

The

For we are the circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh--

For no one is a Jew who is merely one outwardly, nor is circumcision outward and physical.

But even Titus, who was with me, was not forced to be circumcised, though he was a Greek.

For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

"'I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich) and the slander of those who say that they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie--behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet and they will learn that I have loved you.

General references

Then my soul will rejoice in the LORD, exulting in his salvation.