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 its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly.

His watchmen are blind,
All of them know nothing.
All of them are mute dogs unable to bark,

Dreamers lying down, who love to slumber;

“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

At that time many will

fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.

But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

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

It has happened to them according to the true proverb, “A dog returns to its own vomit,” and, “A sow, after washing, returns to wallowing in the mire.”

Outside are the dogs and the sorcerers and the immoral persons and the murderers and the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices lying.

Evil

whose end is destruction, whose god is their

appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who set their minds on earthly things.

Depart from me, evildoers,

That I may observe the commandments of my God.

Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?’

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

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

keeping faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and suffered shipwreck in regard to

their faith.

But realize this, that in the last days difficult times will come.

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate for themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires,

They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.

For speaking out arrogant words of vanity they entice by fleshly desires, by sensuality, those who barely escape from the ones who live in error,

For certain persons have crept in unnoticed, those who were long beforehand

marked out for this condemnation, ungodly persons who turn the grace of our God into licentiousness and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

The

for we are the true circumcision, who worship in the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh,

For he is not a Jew who is one outwardly, nor is circumcision that which is outward in the flesh.

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

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

‘I know your tribulation and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy by those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

Behold, I will cause those of the synagogue of Satan, who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and make them know that I have loved you.

General references

And my soul shall rejoice in the Lord;
It shall exult in His salvation.