Humility
Philippians 2:5 “each of you must have the humility to think others better men than himself, 4 and study the welfare of others, not his own. 5 Yours is to be the same mind which Christ Jesus shewed. 6 His nature is, from the first, divine, and yet he did not see, in the rank of Godhead, a prize to be coveted; 7 he dispossessed himself, and took the nature of a slave, fashioned in the likeness of men, and presenting himself to us in human form; 8 and then he lowered his own dignity, accepted an obedience which brought him to death, death on a cross.” God Himself became man and died for His own creation. How humble can one be than to give your life freely for another? But not only that but, He left a position of divinity, of power and prestige, and submitted Himself to service of fellow men (His own creation) and willing subjected Himself to human death for humanity. Those actions demonstrate humility. Those actions confirm a concern for humanity such that humanity’s welfare was placed in the front of God’s own welfare. God placed our wellbeing in a higher rank than His own wellbeing. God showed us His divinity so that we can complete our humanity. That is how we love our neighbor. Our humanity is imperfect. It is based on natural law and we operate in nature, yet we have been shown a perfected life, that of Christ in His divinity. And we must follow His lead, otherwise, His mission, death and resurrection, was for nothing.
Philippians 3:20 “It is to heaven that we look expectantly for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to save us; 21 he will form this humbled body of ours anew, molding it into the image of his glorified body, so effective is his power to make all things obey him.” God through His spirit can change your mind and body to obey and follow His commands and teachings. His yoke is easy but you must learn to carry the load. You have to do the work (give your complete self to neighbor) and God will do His part in molding you to His divinity. These instructions from Paul are not easy to follow. Yet when filled with the Holy Spirit, we are given extraordinary power and they become much easier. The Charlottesville escapade must disgust Christ.
Philippians 3:20 “It is to heaven that we look expectantly for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ to save us; 21 he will form this humbled body of ours anew, molding it into the image of his glorified body, so effective is his power to make all things obey him.” God through His spirit can change your mind and body to obey and follow His commands and teachings. His yoke is easy but you must learn to carry the load. You have to do the work (give your complete self to neighbor) and God will do His part in molding you to His divinity. These instructions from Paul are not easy to follow. Yet when filled with the Holy Spirit, we are given extraordinary power and they become much easier. The Charlottesville escapade must disgust Christ.
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