He was an ardent persecutor of the early church (Philippians 3:6, Acts 8:3; 22:4-5; 26:9-11) until his life changing conversion to Christianity (Acts 9:1-31, Galatians 1:11-24). After believing in Jesus Christ as his Savior, Paul was called by God to take the gospel to the Gentiles (Acts 9:15). 10 2.10–11: Is 45.23 (LXX) And so, in honour of the name of Jesus. all beings in heaven, on earth, and in the world below 2.10 world below: It was thought that the dead continued to exist in a dark world under the ground. will fall on their knees, 11 and all will openly proclaim that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. The Canticle in the Letter to the Philippians 2: 6-11. The Canticle from the Letter to the Philippians 3 arrangements. 1 Though Jesus Christ Tune: My God Loves Me (Plaisir d’amour) Though Jesus Christ was in the form of God, he did not count such equality to be grasped. Instead, he freely emptied out himself, and took the form of a servant The famous passage about Christ in Philippians 2:6-11 is usually described as a “hymn,” and is usually taken to celebrate the inverted parabola of Christ’s descent from heaven, his incarnation as man, the nadir of his death on the cross, followed by his return to heaven and exaltation to a position equal to or perhaps higher than the one he left. a twofold exhortation to unity and humility. In verses 1-2, Paul issues his appeal to unity. This. appeal is based upon four parallel clauses describing four shared experiences of the Philippians. In verses 3-4, Paul issues his appeal to humility. This appeal is to regard others more highly their. Abstract. This paper argues that the words “ [m]ake your own the mind of Christ Jesus.” with which Philippians 2:5-11 begins neatly summarise the entire message of Christianity. It is an exegesis of Philippians 2:5-11. It begins by noting where Philippians 2:5-11 fits in the structure of St Paul's first letter to the Philippians before Was Philippians 2:6-11 an early Christian hymn? Scholars who interpret Phil 2:6-11 as an early Christian hymn point out that it contains a rich vocabulary, a number of poetic elements (e.g., parallelism, paradox, climax), and that, with only one or two small changes, it can stand alone as an independent composition. Philippians 2King James Version. 2 If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies, 2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. 3 Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let Philippians 2:1 tn Or “spiritual fellowship” if πνεύματος (pneumatos) is an attributive genitive; or “fellowship brought about by the Spirit” if πνεύματος is a genitive of source or production. Philippians 2:1 tn Grk “affection and mercy.”. The Greek idea, however, is best expressed by “or” in English Philippians 2 is the second chapter of the Epistle to the Philippians in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is authored by Paul the Apostle about mid-50s to early 60s AD and addressed to the Christians in Philippi. [1] Jesuit theologian Robert Murray notes that a narrative in verses 5-11 about Christ, "who humbled himself, by becoming Since Phil 2:6–7 indicates that Christ exists both in the “form of a God” and in the “form of a servant,” then, each set of statements can characterize the same Christ without inconsistency. Jowers, D. W. (2006). The Meaning of ΜΟΡΦΗ in Philippians 2:6–7. Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 49(4), 737–766.[/I] The message of Philippians 2:12-13 is addressed to Christians since Philippians 1:1 refers to the saints, that is, Christians. These verses are not describing how a person goes to heaven. It is a call or command to every Christian to obey God. That includes pursuing holiness (1 Peter 1:16) with all our hearts, and sacrificially submitting to Him. The main point of the hymn is made by the three balanced affirmations: Christ was in the “form of slave,” “born in human likeness,” and “found in human form.”. He was, says the hymn, fully human. The servile status of this human being may evoke the image of the “suffering servant” sketched by the prophet Isaiah (Isa 52:13–53:12). Philippians 2:2-11New International Version. 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. 6 Who, being in very nature 2:6 Or in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; 7 rather, he made himself nothing. by taking the very nature 2:7 Or the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself. by becoming obedient to death— sShSs2.

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