The humility of Jesus in Phil 2 video discussion

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The NT epistle reading for Palm Sunday in this Year 3 is the so-called ‘Christ hymn’ in Phil 2.5–11. This is a fitting parallel to the account of Jesus’ non-triumphal entry into Jerusalem in Luke 19.28–40.

The introduction to this ‘hymn’ is also very carefully poetically structured, which suggests that the whole passage is by Paul, rather than being a pre-existent hymn. Many of the ideas are Pauline too, though with some unusual vocabulary which needs exploring.

But most remarkable is that, after exploring the humility of Jesus, Paul then uses language from Isaiah about the uniqueness of God and applies it to the exalted Jesus. The one who was equal with God, but who then fully identified with humanity, is now one with him again.

For the video of Luke 19, see here.

And for written commentary on the passage, see here.

https://youtu.be/DKM8Jmp1kcA

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4 thoughts on “The humility of Jesus in Phil 2 video discussion”

  2. Perhaps in view of there being no video discussion to discuss
    might I recommend for concideration of the mind of Christ.
    biblehub.com/library/calvin/commentary_on_philippians_colossians_and_thessalonians/philippians_2_5-11.htm

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  3. Here is the mind of Christ.
    The way up is down.
    He emptied himself, became poor, that we might know
    and enjoy His riches and fulness and
    be seated with Him in the Heavenly Places.
    To know the joy of God’s Salvation and receive of His fulness
    requires a stripping out, emptying, of our self-life;
    What the Holy Scriptures terms “the circumcising of the heart”
    “the cutting off of the flesh” Jeremiah 4:4. Romans 2:29
    The “taking up of the Cross”.
    Alas, so sanitized has Christ and the Gospel become amongst us that it is questionable how many of His followers actually know what It means to take up his cross as Jesus did and live in the power of His Resurrection Life.
    Go deeper @
    http://www.biblestudytools.com/bible-study/topical-studies/what-is-the-circumcision-of-the-heart.html

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  4. Thank you Ian and James for this – I just wish it had been posted 4 weeks earlier when I was writing my essay on this for LLM training!
    As alludeded to in your video, it is interesting that these verses are Paul’s response to a pastoral issue (disunity) not a doctrinal discourse for its own sake – see the “Therefore” in verse 12.

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