I am Absolutely Positive that the Holy Spirit has interpreted that Scripture Correctly.
Are you sure you are listening to the HOLY SPIRIT, or could it be another spirit you have been listening to ? ? ?
Yes, Paul studied the LAW with the aim PERSICUTING Christians. He had an evil MOTIVE for studying the Law. Had he studied the LAW, for the RIGHT MOTIVE, it would have lead him to the LORD, instead CHRIST HAD TO BLIND HIM ON THE DEMASCUS Road.
That same word is Interpreted in the NKJV and NASB is RUBBISH, which it certainly means
REFUSE is "SKUBALON" <G4657>.
Philippians 3:7-10 (NKJV)
7 But what things were gain to me,
these I have counted loss for Christ.
8 Yet indeed I also count all things loss for the excellence of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and
count them as rubbish,
that I may gain Christ
9 and be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which
is from the law, but that which
is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;
10 that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death,
I will finish this tomorrow. Too Tired to continue.
Here is where you went WRONG in your interpretation of that word Dung or Refuse.
IT IS NOT TALKING ABOUT EDUCATION, but the JEWISH
mindset and
MOTIVE for their so-called LOVE and Obedience to GOD.
QUOTE:
It also corresponds to a Hebrew word used of God’s knowledge of His people (
Amos 3:2) and their knowledge of Him in love and obedience (
Jer. 31:34;
Hos. 6:3;
8:2).
rubbish. The Greek word refers to garbage or waste, and can even be translated “dung” or “manure.”
The MacArthur Bible Commentary.
:END QUOTE.
It is talking about TRULY
KNOWING THE LORD, and out of that DEEP AGAPE LOVE, truly wanting to SHOW THEIR LOVE By OBEYING HIM. The Jews Love for GOD was LESS than AGAPE LOVE, and therefore the MOTIVE for their obedience was
ALL WRONG.
SALVATION is not a product of Blind OBEDIENCE, BUT IT IS A PRODUCT OF GENUINE AGAPE LOVE. Obedience is not the cause of SALVATION, the MOTIVE for OBEDIENCE, is Genuine AGAPE LOVE.
Anything LESS only produces WOOD, HAY and STUBBLE that will BURN UP, at BEST; or FILTHY RAGS at the absolute WORST. THAT is the Rubbish the JEWS WERE PRODUCING, because NOTHING was Produced out AGAPE LOVE;
NOT because of their Education, it was because of their LACK OF AGAPE LOVE.
Mal 3:6 (NASB77)
“For I, the LORD, do not change;
therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.
Therefore the
same way HE SAVES NEW TESTAMENT BELIEVERS,
Is the
SAME WAY HE SAVES THE OLD TESTAMENT BELIEVERS.