“ Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: ”
Who, being in the form of God - There is scarcely any passage in the New Testament which has given rise to more discussion than this. The importance of the passage on the question of the divinity...
Who, being in the (d) form of God, (e) thought it not robbery to be (f) equal with God: (d) Such as God himself is, and therefore God, for there is no one in all parts equal to God but God himself....
Php_2:5-11. The Kenosis and the Exaltation. The word Kenosis has become a technical term in Christian theology for the self-emptying of Christ. Its origin in that relation is derived from the prese...
being . subsisting, or being essentially. Greek. huparcho. See Luke 9:48 form . the essential form, including all the qualities which can be made visible to the eye. Greek. morphe. Only here...
6 Inasmuch as he was in the form of God. This is not a comparison between things similar, but in the way of greater and less. Christ’s humility consisted in his abasing himself from the h...
DISCOURSE: 2145 CHRIST’S HUMILIATION Philippians 2:5-8 . Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: but...
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: Who, being in the form of God - This verse has been the subject of much criticism, and some controversy. Dr. Whitby has, pe...
Who, being in the form of God, &c.— "Who, being possessed of the divine nature, and of all its essential perfections, as the Son of God, and as the brightness of the Father's glory, and expres...
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: Translate, 'Who subsisting [or existing-namely, originally: huparchoon ( G5225 ), not oon ( G5607 )] in th...
(5-8) From a practical introduction, in the familiar exhortation to follow the example of our Lord, St. Paul passes on to what is, perhaps, the most complete and formal statement in all his Epistles...
Chapter 7 THE MIND OF CHRIST (CONTINUED). Philippians 2:5-11 (R.V.) IT proves hard to make us aware of the sin and the misery involved in the place commonly allowed to Self. Some of the conspi...
Following His Example of Self-Surrender Philippians 2:1-11 In all Scripture-indeed, in all literature-there is no passage which combines such extraordinary extremes as this. The Apostle opens t...
The apostle now urged those to whom he wrote to fill his joy to the full. In order to do this he indicated two causative facts which suggested two resulting experiences, and then referred to conduct...
(1) В¶ 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 sam...
Who being in the form of God ,.... The Father; being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person. This form is to be understood, not of any shape or figure of him; for as such i...
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: Ver. 6. To be equal with God ] Gr. Equals, that is, every way equal; not a secondary inferior God, as the Arians would...
Let this mind The same humble, condescending, benevolent, disinterested, self-denying disposition; be in you which was also in Christ Jesus The original expression, τουτο φρονεισθω εν υμιν ο και...
In the first chapter we have seen that Christ is the very principle of life that motivates the apostle in whatever circumstances, - and so indeed it should be for all believers. Chapter 2 now brings...
Brotherly Love Recommended; Glory and Condescension of Christ. A. D. 62. 1 If there be there...
Who, i.e. relative to Christ Jesus, the eternal Son of God by nature, very God extant with his Father before the beginning, 1 Thessalonians 1:1 Galatians 4:4 1 Timothy 3:16 , 1 Timothy 6:14...
The Call To Unity And Love In The Way That Had Been Exemplified By Jesus Christ Himself And Which God Will Work Within Them As They Give Attention To Experiencing Their Salvation To The Full ( Phili...
CRITICAL AND EXPLANATORY NOTES Philippians 2:5 . Let this mind be in you. —The apostle’s word reminds us that he had already counselled his readers to be likeminded amongst themselves. “Each to...
form of God "Form," etc. (Greek, "morphē", "the form by which a person or thing strikes the vision", the "external appearance"). -- Thayer. Compare ( John 17:15 ). "The glory which I ha...
Philippians 2:1-11 I. "If" is not in this case a sign of doubt or hesitation, but, on the contrary, a sign of the most assured certainty. As employed by Paul, it is equivalent to "If there is any...
Philippians 2:1-2 . If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies fulfill ye my joy, that ye be like-minded, ha...
Philippians 2:1 . If there be therefore any consolation in Christ. Brethren who are joined in the Lord, professing the same faith, and despised of the world, are expected to comfort and encourage...
If there be therefore any consolation in Christ Christian unity I. The doctrine of Christian unity. 1. This unity is inward and consists of harmonious spiritual feeling. (1) It can only...
EXPOSITION Philippians 2:1 If there be therefore, any consolation in Christ . Mark the fervor of the apostle. Ὅρα πῶς λιπαρῶς πῶς σφοδρῶς πῶς μετὰ συμπαωείας πολλῆς (Chrysostom)...
The Example of Christ's Humility. Philippians 2:5-11 Christ's state of humiliation and its lesson:
1 Timothy 1:17 ; 1 Timothy 3:16 ; 2 Corinthians 4:4 ; Colossians 1:15 ; Colossians 1:16 ; Ezekiel 8:2-6 ; Genesis 32:24-30 ; Genesis 48:15 ; Genesis 48:16 ; Hebrews 1:3 ; Hebrews 1:6 ; He...
How Christians Should Live Philippians 2:1-30 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We were told that when Minister Wu, of China, was addressing an American audience in Washington, D. C., upon comparative religi...
Who being in the essential form — The incommunicable nature. Of God — From eternity, as he was afterward in the form of man; real God, as real man. Counted it no act of robbery — That is the precis...