3:14
Instead of dwelling on the past, Paul pressed on towards the goal that God has called him too. The Law, and all human religious teachings, make us earthbound, but in Christ God has called us to look up towards heaven. Not in the “pie in the sky when you die” sense, but to be focused on what God has done in Christ, and is doing in our lives now in Christ.
3:15
Paul now calls on all the mature Christians to “take such a view of things”. Assuming that this refers to what he has just been saying, they should forget the past and press on towards the goal that they have been called to in Christ. Paul then seems to allow for the possibility that there may be some who think differently. If there have been disputes, there are always those who are most reluctant to let go of things. Paul is confident that God will “reveal that also to you”. There is a time for seeking to win the argument, and a time to let God take care of winning the argument.
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