3:14 the goal. The objective of Paul’s striving promises a splendid trophy—salvation in all its fullness (cf. 1:28; Rom. 13:11).

the upward call of God. God has already called Paul (Rom. 8:30; Gal. 1:15). It is because “Christ Jesus has made [Paul] his own” (v. 12) that he presses forward toward the goal of life in glory (v. 13).