Philippians 3:7
“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Everything Paul once counted as gain he now regards as loss for the sake of Christ.
What Does Philippians 3:7 Mean?
The whole impressive list collapses in a single sentence. The things that were once gain to Paul, all his credentials and achievements, he now counts as loss for the sake of Christ.
This is a dramatic reversal of the ledger. What stood in the profit column, his heritage, his zeal, his blamelessness, Paul has moved to the loss column, not because they were worthless in themselves but because clinging to them would cost him Christ. The word counted speaks of a deliberate reckoning, a settled judgment he has made. Paul weighed everything he had against knowing Christ and found the comparison no contest. To gain Christ, he was willing to let it all go. Here is the heart of true conversion: a reordering of all values around the supreme worth of the Lord.