Further, my brothers and sisters, rejoice in the Lord! It is no trouble for me to write the same things to you again, and it is a safeguard for you. Watch out for those dogs, those evildoers, those mutilators of the flesh. For it is we who are the circumcision, we who serve God by his Spirit, who boast in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh— though I myself have reasons for such confidence.
Philippians 3:1-4a
Chapter 3 starts out with Paul urging the people to rejoice in the Lord, and that seems simple enough, but then the subject seems to turn. What follows is a denunciation of those who would teach the Philippians that they must first become Jews before they can be saved.
The word that jumps out at me in the second verse is the word “dogs”. So, catch this spectacle: Paul the…
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