Philippians 2:5-11 5 Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, as He already existed in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but emptied Himself by taking the form of a bond-servant and being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death: death on a cross. 9 For this reason also God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Phil 2:5-11 Tells us that the Son of God, in his incarnation, "emptied himself., by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men." In this, he did not give up any of his divine attributes. If he had done so, he would have ceased to be God. Instead, when God the Son took on human flesh in the incarnation, he chose not to show forth his resplendent glory as he walked the earth. Though he continued to possess glory, Christ veiled it for a time as he rendered the obedience God demands from mankind.
Although Christ veiled his glory during his earthly ministry, there were points at which he allowed the brightness of His glorious majesty to shine through His flesh. Perhaps the most notable of these moments was His transfiguration, which is one of the events we will study this month as we examine Mark 9:1-10:16. We will consider what the revelation of Christ's glory says about His nature, the disciple's misunderstanding of His glory and the cross, and other topics.
This is from the July 2016 Tabletalk
Phil 2:5-11 Tells us that the Son of God, in his incarnation, "emptied himself., by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men." In this, he did not give up any of his divine attributes. If he had done so, he would have ceased to be God. Instead, when God the Son took on human flesh in the incarnation, he chose not to show forth his resplendent glory as he walked the earth. Though he continued to possess glory, Christ veiled it for a time as he rendered the obedience God demands from mankind.
Although Christ veiled his glory during his earthly ministry, there were points at which he allowed the brightness of His glorious majesty to shine through His flesh. Perhaps the most notable of these moments was His transfiguration, which is one of the events we will study this month as we examine Mark 9:1-10:16. We will consider what the revelation of Christ's glory says about His nature, the disciple's misunderstanding of His glory and the cross, and other topics.
Christ wished to
be transfigured
in order to show
men His glory, and
to arouse men to
a desire of it.
-Thomas Aquinas,
from his
Summa Theologica.
be transfigured
in order to show
men His glory, and
to arouse men to
a desire of it.
-Thomas Aquinas,
from his
Summa Theologica.
This is from the July 2016 Tabletalk
