Paul uses the word “resurrection” twice in the rather long sentence that begins in Philippians 3:8 and runs through the end of verse 11. The first use of the word clearly refers to the resurrection of Jesus following His death on the cross and subsequent burial of His human form in the grave.

_ Read Philippians 3:8-11. Record what it sounds like to you that the second use of “resurrection” might refer to.

_ Read 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17. What does these verses tell you about resurrection?

_ Read 1 Corinthians 15:42-44 and record what you learn about resurrection from the passage.

_ Now Read Philippians 3:10-11. What four things must a person know in order to attain to the resurrection from the dead?

_ Read Philippians 3:12-14. What does the pronoun “it” (NASB) or “all this” (NIV) refer to when Paul says “Not that I have already obtained it…”

_ Still in Phil 3:12-14, what does the statement “Lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus” mean?

_ In Philippians 3:14, what is the goal and what is the prize that Paul mentions he is pressing on towards?

_ What do you think Paul means by “the upward call of God in Christ Jesus?

After reading the cross-references and examining the passage thoroughly, what (in your opinion) are all the possible meanings of the word “resurrection” as Paul uses it in Philippians 3:8-14?