Philippians 3:5-14 - Righteousness Through Christ
5 circumcised the eighth day, of the kindred of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew born of the Hebrews; as concerning the law, a Pharisee, 6 and as concerning ferventness I persecuted the congregation, and as touching the righteousness which is in the law, I was unrebukable.
7 But the things that were vantage unto me I counted loss for Christ's sake. 8 Yea I think all things but loss for that excellent knowledge's sake of Christ Jesus my Lord. For whom I have counted all thing loss, and do judge them but dung, that I might win Christ, 9 and might be found in him, not having mine own righteousness which is of the law: But that which springeth of the faith which is in Christ. I mean, the righteousness which cometh of God through faith 10 in knowing him, and the virtue of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his passions, that I might be conformable unto his death, 11 if by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.
12 Not as though I had already attained to it, either were already perfect: but I follow, if that I may comprehend that, wherein I am comprehended of Christ Jesus. 13 Brethren, I count not myself that I have gotten it: but one thing I say: I forget that which is behind me, and stretch myself unto that which is before me; 14 and press unto that mark appointed, to obtain the reward of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.