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The very credentials these people are waving around as something special, I’m tearing up and throwing out with the trash—along with everything else I used to take credit for. And why? Because of Christ. Yes, all the things I once thought were so important are gone from my life. Compared to the high privilege of knowing Christ Jesus as my Master, firsthand, everything I once thought I had going for me is insignificant—dog dung. I’ve dumped it all in the trash so that I could embrace Christ and be embraced by him. I didn’t want some petty, inferior brand of righteousness that comes from keeping a list of rules when I could get the robust kind that comes from trusting Christ—God’s righteousness.

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ.

Those things were important to me, but now I think they are worth nothing because of Christ.

Howbeit what things were gain to me, these have I counted loss for Christ.

But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ.

But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.

But whatever former things were gains to me [as I thought then], these things [once regarded as advancements in merit] I have come to consider as loss [absolutely worthless] for the sake of Christ [and the purpose which He has given my life].

I once thought these things were valuable, but now I consider them worthless because of what Christ has done.

Yet all of the accomplishments that I once took credit for, I’ve now forsaken them and I regard it all as nothing compared to the delight of experiencing Jesus Christ as my Lord!

But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ.