Paul is addressing the Philippians , and In chapter 3 he explains that the Judaizers were an enemy trying to enforce OT. Circumcision;
2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
He identified himself as having been a previous enemy of the Church;
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Later in this same chapter he warns of others;
18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
These are self centered, self righteous people who seek to drag others down with them! Misery loves company!
NOG
In the end they will be destroyed. Their own emotions are their god, and they take pride in the shameful things they do. Their minds are set on worldly things.
MSG
Stick with me, friends. Keep track of those you see running this same course, headed for this same goal. There are many out there taking other paths, choosing other goals, and trying to get you to go along with them. I’ve warned you of them many times; sadly, I’m having to do it again. All they want is easy street. They hate Christ’s Cross. But easy street is a dead-end street. Those who live there make their bellies their gods; belches are their praise; all they can think of is their appetites.
It is clear that some who seek to oppose the truths of the doctrines of grace are seeking to do this day ,by day. They make as if they are trying to help, but it has become obvious they have a selfish agenda! They try to cover this saying, they alone have discovered the secret to how to understand scripture. They offer up names of early church fathers or other obscure theologians that no one has read, as if this gives them credibility,lol...it does not.
Even if they mention more familiar names of theologians, they never demonstrate that they know what they are talking about. They know that people will just gloss over it.
The result is they show themselves to be in the same mold of the enemies of the cross that Paul warned about in his writing to the Church at Philippi. These men eagerly pick up "the mantle" of previous enemies, and bring it into our day. Post after post against believers who understand and hold to Calvinistic truth derived from the scripture. They are mockers ,and scoffers, with no real substance.
It is not legitimate questions that new believers might have, asking for clarification or requesting to be instructed.
It is not even a person who studies themselves into a position that they hold that might differ slightly, where they come to partial truth, and are still seeking to grow.
No, they intend to completely undermine truth. It is purposefully evil in design. Paul would have us be aware of such persons, mark them and avoid them,
2 Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.
He identified himself as having been a previous enemy of the Church;
6 Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.
Later in this same chapter he warns of others;
18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
19 Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
These are self centered, self righteous people who seek to drag others down with them! Misery loves company!
NOG
In the end they will be destroyed. Their own emotions are their god, and they take pride in the shameful things they do. Their minds are set on worldly things.
MSG
Stick with me, friends. Keep track of those you see running this same course, headed for this same goal. There are many out there taking other paths, choosing other goals, and trying to get you to go along with them. I’ve warned you of them many times; sadly, I’m having to do it again. All they want is easy street. They hate Christ’s Cross. But easy street is a dead-end street. Those who live there make their bellies their gods; belches are their praise; all they can think of is their appetites.
It is clear that some who seek to oppose the truths of the doctrines of grace are seeking to do this day ,by day. They make as if they are trying to help, but it has become obvious they have a selfish agenda! They try to cover this saying, they alone have discovered the secret to how to understand scripture. They offer up names of early church fathers or other obscure theologians that no one has read, as if this gives them credibility,lol...it does not.
Even if they mention more familiar names of theologians, they never demonstrate that they know what they are talking about. They know that people will just gloss over it.
The result is they show themselves to be in the same mold of the enemies of the cross that Paul warned about in his writing to the Church at Philippi. These men eagerly pick up "the mantle" of previous enemies, and bring it into our day. Post after post against believers who understand and hold to Calvinistic truth derived from the scripture. They are mockers ,and scoffers, with no real substance.
It is not legitimate questions that new believers might have, asking for clarification or requesting to be instructed.
It is not even a person who studies themselves into a position that they hold that might differ slightly, where they come to partial truth, and are still seeking to grow.
No, they intend to completely undermine truth. It is purposefully evil in design. Paul would have us be aware of such persons, mark them and avoid them,
