The High Calling

The “Christ Hymn” in Philippians 2:6-11 shows us that the earliest Jewish followers of Jesus did indeed consider him to be both human and divine. This can encourage us in our faith. Moreover, when we reflect on who Jesus Christ truly is, someone both fully human and fully God, and when we consider what he sacrificed for us and our good, we will be moved and empowered to live and lead for the good of others, in imitation of our Lord and Savior. Read more: https://buff.ly/HTQYcXF

Christ, once in the form of God and equal to God, emptied himself, moving from the highest rung of the ladder to the lowest. He became human, even like a slave. And he chose the way of humility, dying a slave's death on the cross. Therefore, God the Father lifted him higher than all others, giving him God's own name, Lord. In response, all creatures will bow before him in worship and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. All of this was instigated by God the Father and leads to the Father's glory. Read more: https://buff.ly/HTQYcXF