Philippians 3:9 | Pastor Burns' Study Notes
And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: — Philippians 3:9
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To be found in Christ is the heart of salvation. It means that my standing before God is in Jesus and not in myself. Paul makes the contrast clear: not my own righteousness, which comes by law, but the righteousness which is of God by faith.
This is the difference between religion and salvation. Religion says, “Look at what I have done.” Salvation says, “I am resting in what Jesus has done.” Paul had let all of his credentials go because he saw them for what they really were. He no longer wanted a righteousness he could try to produce. He wanted to be found in Christ, clothed in the righteousness that comes through faith.