Philippians 3:9 Douay-Rheims

And may be found in him, not having my justice, which is of the law, but that which is of the faith of Christ Jesus, which is of God, justice in faith:

Augustine of Hippo

A.D. 354–430 Patristic

Now what does he mean, "not having my own righteousness," when that law was not his but God's? He can only have called it his own righteousness because, although it was from the law, he used to think that he could fulfill it without the aid of the grace that is through Christ.

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A.D. 430 · on Phil 3:9 (ON GRACE AND FREE WILL 26)

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