Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 8: The Trinity In keeping with this

Philippians 3:7–9 (ESV) 7 But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. 8 Indeed

lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 8 

has echoes of the creation mandate God first gave to Adam & Eve, to be fruitful and multiply (Gen. 1:28

NIV footnote in v13 points to five other examples of the same idea (Ezr 1:5; 1 Co 12:6; 15:10; Gal 2:8;

are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman Today: Revelation 8

of the blood of any of you. 27  For I have not hesitated to proclaim to you the whole will of God. 28

spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight. 8 

28  “ ‘An enemy did this,’ he replied.

This first time, Jesus quotes Deuteronomy 8:3, which is a promise God makes to bless Israel if they put