It is beyond human understanding how Jesus could be with God, even as He was (is) God, at the same time that He was fully man. And yet the Bible teaches that Jesus—an eternal member of the Trinity—took upon Himself human flesh in order to…
He added the form of a human being. Verse 7: "But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:" The Lord didn't come with fanfare. He told people who had no major reputation the most important news of all: GOD ...
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a m...
” so the “Lord should rescue him. Let him (the Lord) deliver him, since he delights in him.” Matthew 27 recounts how many in the crowd ridiculed Jesus and taunted him to save himself if he was the Christ (Son of God).
The Qumran sect believed that there would be a great war against Rome, that the sect would emerge victorious, and that the main blows would be struck by the angel Michael and finally by God himself. Notably, a messiah plays no role in this war of liberation. Some Jews were ready at ...
6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men: 8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto de...
“I amfearfullyandwonderfullymade!” “I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” “Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” and, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face ...
In the next part of the episode (19:19-25:15), Tim and Jon talk about Jesus as the ultimate meeting place of heaven and earth. Throughout the gospels, Jesus calls himself the temple of God and makes clear that he is God’s temple presence made accessible for humanity. In the final ...
These were the loaves that David requested from Ahimelech for himself and his men (1 Sam 21:1-6; cf. also Matt 12:1-8; Mark 2:23-28). Luke 6:4 sn Jesus’ response to the charge that what his disciples were doing was not lawful is one of analogy: ‘If David did it for his...
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