“The Incarnation: A Motive for Humble Unity” Philippians 2:1-11 INTRODUCTION Philippians 2…Beginning in chapter 1 verse 27, Paul is addressing their need to live in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. . Philippians 1:27 Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing Verse- by-Verse Bible CommentaryPhilippians 2. Verse-. by-Verse Bible Commentary. Philippians 2. Philippians 1 Philippians Philippians 3. Verse 1 Verse 2 Verse 3 Verse 4 Verse 5 Verse 6 Verse 7 Verse 8 Verse 9 Verse 10 Verse 11 Verse 12 Verse 13 Verse 14 Verse 15 Verse 16 Verse 17 Verse 18 Verse 19 Verse 20 Verse 21 Verse 22 Verse 23 Verse 24 Philippians 2:8-11. 8 And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. 10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; 11 And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of
1-2) “1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind.”. Every time verse one says “if” we can translate
The Humbled and Exalted Christ. 5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, () being in the form of God, did not consider it [] robbery to be equal with God, 7 but [] made Himself of no reputation, taking the form () of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men.The Mindset of Jesus (Philippians 2:5-11) Every Sunday I stand up here and tell you that the passage we’ve just read is so important. It’s one of the dangers of listening to a preacher: they think that every passage is the most important. But this morning, this passage is in fact one of the most important when it comes to understanding
Christ himself was like God in everything. He was equal with God. But he did not think that being equal with God was something to be held on to. In God’s own form existed he, and shared with God equality, deemed nothing needed grasping. Let Christ himself be your example as to what your attitude should be.
