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5. THE PERFECTING. (Phil. 3: 12).
The Analogy of "Hebrews".
1.
The Law made nothing perfect (7: 19, 9: 9, 10: 1).
2.
"Perfect" in contrast with "babes" (5: 13, 14).
3.
The Perfecter (10: 14, 12: 1, 2).
4.
The Perfecting of Christ (2: 10, 5: 8, 9).
5.
The spirits of perfect righteous ones (12: 23, 11: 40).
(The parallel with Phil 1: and 3:).
6. Marks of perfection.
7. Factors in Perfection.
6. THE OUT-RESURRECTION. (Phil. 3: 11).
This cannot be the general resurrection of all believers, for Paul says, "If by any
means I might attain" unto it.
The words of the original are tēn exanastasin tēn ek tõn nekrõn, "the OUT
resurrection, that which is OUT from the dead".
Let us analyze the teaching of Scripture as to resurrection:--
1. Anastasis nekrõn.
The simplest expression of all. Believed by Pharisees
(Acts 23: 6).
2. To ek nekrõn anastēnai, "The rising out from the dead". (Mark 9: 9, 10).
This was something new to the disciples. This new expression gives us such
passages as Rom. 1: 4.
3. Tēs anastaseõs tes ek nekrõn, "The resurrection, that which is out from the
dead". (Luke 20: 35). This is connected with being "worthy to attain", and
approaches to Phil. 3: 11.
4. Tēn exanastasin tēn ek tõn nekrõn, "The out resurrection, that which is out
from dead ones" (Phil. 3: 11).
Parallels are:--"The better resurrection" (Heb. 11: 35). "The spirits of perfected
righteous ones" (Heb. 12: 23), and "Enoch, who was translated that he should not see
death (Heb. 11: 5).