When God became a man

1. When God became a man • Phil 2:5-13

2. Christmas Trilogy • When God became a man • Why God became a man • Emmanuel : God with us

3. Philippians 2 • Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross

4. 5. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, • Attitude • Careful thought • Imperative..Dominate

5. Christian Attitude

8. Attitude of Jesus

9. , 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

10. Zeus and Hermes..disguised

12. Likeness of man

14. Form of God..More than meets the eye Form that expresses the being which underlies it Morphe Glory of God ,majesty, splendor, light And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed. Jn 17:5

15. , 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, • something to be used for his own advantage

16. Grasped ..arpagmon...leveraged Dr Hassan Abdul Rahman

19. "As man now is, God once was; As God now is, man may be." • Lorenzo Snow • 5th President Mormon Church • No one goes in the opposite trajectory

20. , 6 , did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, • something to be used for his own advantage

21. , 6 who, thoughhe was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, Because Concessive or causal

22. , 6 who, because he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be taken advantage of, Jesus not disguising...revealing who God is

23. Gods nature is to empty Himself to serve • Our concepts of God wrong..all powerful aloof • Warriors, kings, • Not one off unusual circumstance but part of his nature • Divine selflessness.. • Affects culture , family

24. And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” Rev 5:5 • And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain,Rev 5:6

25. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, 27 and whoever would be first among you must be your slave, 28 even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Matt 20:26-28

26. Incarnation • 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross

27. Note the difference He emptied himself God He humbled himself

28. Kenoo • To make empty

29. Phil 2:17 Describes Paul's service • Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, • Christ poured out himself, putting himself totally at the disposal of people '.

30. He emptied himself .....incarnation • by taking the form of a servant, No rights,priv,humiliation • being born in the likeness of men authenticity • And being found in human form Identified, bapt,bodilyfunc

31. Docetists • "By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit which confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is of God, and every spirit which does not confess Jesus is not of God. This is the spirit of antichrist" (1 John 4: 2- 3). The humility of all bodily functions

32. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin” (Hebrews 4:15).

33. Leon Morris • “The man who yields to a particular temptation has not felt its full power. He has given in while the temptation has yet something in reserve.”

34. He humbled himself ....service • by becoming obedient to the point of death, • even death on a cross Divine scandal

35. Marcus Tullius Cicero • The cross is "the worst extreme of the tortures inflicted upon slaves." "To bind a Roman citizen is a crime; to flog him is an abomination; to slay him is almost an act of murder; to crucify him is – what? There is no fitting word that can possibly describe so horrible a deed."

36. Gods reciprocal response ...reward or consequence • . 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. He emptied himself God He humbled himself

37. Exaltation • Given by grace • Vindication • Confirmation of true identity

38. Gods reciprocal response ... • . 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. spheres of the universe were under the control of invisible spirit- powers

39. Refers to Yahweh Is 45:23 By myself I have sworn; from my mouth has gone out in righteousness a word that shall not return: ‘To me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear allegiance. ’

40. Jesus is Yahweh!

41. Christmas Event Slave submission Lord sovereign Author of Life Death on cross

42. 1. Practice biblical humility

43. L Sermon..feel it Jesus Messiah..carpenter

44. Phil 2:3-4 • Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4.Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. trash yourselves..OT Car life grp

45. Not about you...about serving others

46. Christian attitude..self forgetfulness in order to serve We emptied ourselves Current position We humbled ourselves Enter globe

47. 2. Practice incarnational servanthood • Within the city • Beyond your limits

48. Christian attitude Incorporation Current position Service

49. Defense against

50. Anabaptists 16th century Purify from