Philippians 3:7 But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.

1. Paul is our ____________ against the devil because he knows how the enemy ____________.

2. The goal of the devil is to get you to ____________ anything besides ____________.

3. Paul is our example because he teaches us to trust ____________ for our righteousness, not ____________.

Scripture Readings
Jeremiah 26:8-15
Philippians 3:17-4:1
Luke 13:31-35

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2. Accordingly, we believe, teach, and confess that our righteousness before God is (this very thing], that God forgives us our sins out of pure grace, without any work, merit, or worthiness of ours preceding, present, or following, that He presents and imputes to us the righteousness of Christ's obedience, on account of which righteousness we are received into grace by God, and regarded as righteous.

3. We believe, teach, and confess that faith alone is the means and instrument whereby we lay hold of Christ, and thus in Christ of that righteousness which avails before God, for whose sake this faith is imputed to us for righteousness, Rom. 4:5.

4. We believe, teach, and confess that this faith is not a bare knowledge of the history of Christ, but such a gift of God by which we come to the right knowledge of Christ as our Redeemer in the Word of the Gospel, and trust in Him that for the sake of His obedience alone we have, by grace, the forgiveness of sins, are regarded as holy and righteous before God the Father, and eternally saved.

The Epitome of the Forumla of Concord: Article III. The Righteousness of Faith Before God.