你 们 当 以 基 督 耶 稣 的 心 为 心 :
他 本 有 神 的 形 像 , 不 以 自 己 与 神 同 等 为 强 夺 的 ;
反 倒 虚 己 , 取 了 奴 仆 的 形 像 , 成 为 人 的 样 式 ;
既 有 人 的 样 子 , 就 自 己 卑 微 , 存 心 顺 服 , 以 至 於 死 , 且 死 在 十 字 架 上 。Philipians 2:5-8
We studied on Philipians today and thankfully I was able to understand Jesus' status better with the above passage.
Jesus had the image of God when he was with people. Those Jews and gentiles must have seen him doing miracle like no one. They must have heard his powerful sermon like----God.
They followed him as a shepard. They welcomed him like a king.
IF, I mean IF, Jesus thought about leading the crowd as their king on earth, history would have been completely changed. He had all the 'qualities' as a God, or at least not an ordinary man, and he had all the good reasons not to die, as a man, a sinner.
However, he lived just as an ordinary Jew. He died, even on the cross. (By reading Deutoronomy 21:23, I know men died on the cross were to be cursed by God.)
I was amazed. I can not imagine this would happend to anyone, no matter how noble or how good he is.
Only Jesus did it, because He loved God and His people.
他 本 有 神 的 形 像 , 不 以 自 己 与 神 同 等 为 强 夺 的 ;
反 倒 虚 己 , 取 了 奴 仆 的 形 像 , 成 为 人 的 样 式 ;
既 有 人 的 样 子 , 就 自 己 卑 微 , 存 心 顺 服 , 以 至 於 死 , 且 死 在 十 字 架 上 。Philipians 2:5-8
We studied on Philipians today and thankfully I was able to understand Jesus' status better with the above passage.
Jesus had the image of God when he was with people. Those Jews and gentiles must have seen him doing miracle like no one. They must have heard his powerful sermon like----God.
They followed him as a shepard. They welcomed him like a king.
IF, I mean IF, Jesus thought about leading the crowd as their king on earth, history would have been completely changed. He had all the 'qualities' as a God, or at least not an ordinary man, and he had all the good reasons not to die, as a man, a sinner.
However, he lived just as an ordinary Jew. He died, even on the cross. (By reading Deutoronomy 21:23, I know men died on the cross were to be cursed by God.)
I was amazed. I can not imagine this would happend to anyone, no matter how noble or how good he is.
Only Jesus did it, because He loved God and His people.
He had been through the struggles of following God and understanding His will, just our struggles today. He knows our limit and weakness. It is such a comfort to all of us who follow God.
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