Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Philippians 3:19

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19. destruction —everlasting at Christ's coming. Philippians 1:28 , "perdition"; the opposite word is "Saviour" ( Philippians 1:28- : ). end —fixed doom. whose god is their belly — ( Romans 16:18 ); hereafter to be destroyed by God ( 1 Corinthians 6:13 ). In contrast to our "body" ( 1 Corinthians 6:13- : ), which our God, the Lord Jesus, shall "fashion like unto His glorious body." Their belly is now pampered, our body now wasted; then the respective states of both shall be reversed. glory is in their shame —As "glory" is often used in the Old Testament for God ( Psalms 106:20 ), so here it answers to "whose God," in the parallel clause; and "shame" is the Old Testament term contemptuously given to an idol ( Psalms 106:20- : , Margin ). Hosea 4:7 seems to be referred to by Paul (compare Hosea 4:7- : ). There seems no allusion to circumcision, as no longer glorious, but a shame to them ( Hosea 4:7- : ). The reference of the immediate context is to sensuality, and carnality in general. mind earthly things — ( Romans 8:5 ). In contrast to Philippians 3:20 ; Colossians 3:2 . return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-20" class="com-number"

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