Philippians / Question
Paul says, “our citizenship is in heaven,” and that believers await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ: Philippians 3:20. He adds that Christ will transform the body of humiliation to be like his glorious body by his power: Philippians 3:21.
In Philippians 3:18–21 Paul contrasts two ways of living. He grieves over people whose lives show hostility toward “the cross of Christ,” marked by cravings, misplaced pride, and earth-bound thinking, and he warns that their path ends in ruin. In contrast, Paul says “our citizenship” belongs to heaven, shaping what believers wait for: the Lord Jesus Christ. This passage comes in a larger section where Paul urges the Philippians to follow good examples and keep moving toward the goal rather than turning aside. Just before this, he has described pressing forward and called the church to imitate him and others who live in line with that pattern (Philippians 3:17).
Paul draws a sharp contrast between two ways of life. One path is described as hostility to “the cross of Christ,” shown in a pattern of appetite-driven desires, misplaced pride, and an earth-centered mindset. Paul presents its outcome as “destruction” (an explicit destination, not merely a bad reputation).
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Philippians 3:20, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
20For our citizenship is in heaven, from where we also wait for a Savior, the Lord, Jesus Christ;