Paul had qualifications. He had skills. He was brilliant and born into a position of privilege. But whatever was to his profit he considers loss. He considers all the good things in his former life 'rubbish' as compared with the greatness of knowing Jesus and being His.
It's reminiscent of the verse from chapter 1, "For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain". There is nothing this world has to offer that can begin to compare with the "surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord".
Paul isn't perfect. He explains that he has not yet obtained all this. He has not yet been made perfect. But he is pursuing one goal and one goal only. He presses on "toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."
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