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Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross! - Philippians 2:5-8
5Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. 6He had equal status with God but didn't think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. 7Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! 8Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death--and the worst kind of death at that: a crucifixion. - Philippians 2:5-8 (The Message)
This is a more bizzare passage to consider than I've ever thought before - when you grasp something I thought it was to understand something but here it really means being God didn't give Jesus an ego....are we to be slaves or servants what is the real difference? how can one humble ones self? The Message suggests that Jesus didn't neccessarily humble himself rather being human was a humbling process in its self.
If I am obedient and selfless am I humble? Is humility a goal or a bi product?
I'm feeling really restless at the moment - like I really want to get stuck into something and run with it - a project and idea....something new, different - I keep having bizarre ideas and want to do all of them - some might make money, some won't, some might bring in the kingdom of God, some won't.
This is the nicest one of all - a sweet shop that doesn't sell sweets! It looks like a sweet shop though with big jars and lolly pops bright colours etc but its really clevery packaged and marketed fruit and nuts, ready to eat on the go that sort of thing, some fresh, some dried, local produce, fair trade stuff, juices and smoothies etc etc. With a table in the corner for people to knit....knitted fruit!
5Think of yourselves the way Christ Jesus thought of himself. 6He had equal status with God but didn't think so much of himself that he had to cling to the advantages of that status no matter what. 7Not at all. When the time came, he set aside the privileges of deity and took on the status of a slave, became human! 8Having become human, he stayed human. It was an incredibly humbling process. He didn't claim special privileges. Instead, he lived a selfless, obedient life and then died a selfless, obedient death--and the worst kind of death at that: a crucifixion. - Philippians 2:5-8 (The Message)
This is a more bizzare passage to consider than I've ever thought before - when you grasp something I thought it was to understand something but here it really means being God didn't give Jesus an ego....are we to be slaves or servants what is the real difference? how can one humble ones self? The Message suggests that Jesus didn't neccessarily humble himself rather being human was a humbling process in its self.
If I am obedient and selfless am I humble? Is humility a goal or a bi product?
I'm feeling really restless at the moment - like I really want to get stuck into something and run with it - a project and idea....something new, different - I keep having bizarre ideas and want to do all of them - some might make money, some won't, some might bring in the kingdom of God, some won't.
This is the nicest one of all - a sweet shop that doesn't sell sweets! It looks like a sweet shop though with big jars and lolly pops bright colours etc but its really clevery packaged and marketed fruit and nuts, ready to eat on the go that sort of thing, some fresh, some dried, local produce, fair trade stuff, juices and smoothies etc etc. With a table in the corner for people to knit....knitted fruit!
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