Paul wished to "attain to the resurrrection of the dead" (Php 3:11). Some students believe that there are two resurrections. However Paul said he had not "already attained it" (:12) but he did "press on toward the goal" (:14). The context is the key to keep from getting off track. He mentions attaining "it" (:12) and equates it with to "become perfect" (:12). The resurrection and perfection are equivalent but different. His intention was to "press on" (:12) that he could reach the goal, but realized he had not "laid hold of it yet" (:13). Resurrection (:11) and perfection (:12) were cited as goals. In addition, there is that "I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus" (:12). Jesus told Ananias that Paul was chosen "'to bear My name before the Gentiles'" (Ac 9:15). But Paul expressed he did "not regard myself as having laid hold of it yet" (:13). That context seems to encompass more than just his assignment to the Gentiles. His desire was to be "reaching forward to what lies ahead" (:13). You can't reach for something you don't see. He wanted to "press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God" (:14). It was necessary to "press on" (:12) because "as many as are perfect, have this attitude" (:15). He had not "already become perfect" (:12) but was with "as many as are perfect" (:15). To walk uprightly is to "keep living by that same standard to which we have attained" (:16). If you stray "God will reveal that also to you" (:15). The big picture is that "our citizenship is in heaven, from which also we eagerly wait for a Savior" (:20). The "prize" (:14) is the "resurrection" (:11) when God "will transform the body of our humble state into conformity with the body of His glory" (:21). "In the future there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award me on that day" (1Ti 4:8). "In a race all run . . . [so] run in such a way that you may win" (1Co 9:24).