Phil. 3:7 ΒΆ Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ.
Phil. 3:8 More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ
Phil. 3:9 and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith.
Matt. 10:2-4 These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter…and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him.
Peter and Judas now forever at opposite ends of the pew. But were they really all that far apart?