Title: Obedience /Philippians 2:5-8
Content Obedience / Philippians 2:5-8
'Have this mind in you' This text explains Jesus Christ. We must have the mind of Jesus Christ. When we say 'the heart of Jesus', we recognize that it requires very difficult things. However, the situation in verse 1 and below is not at all like that.
“Therefore, if there is any exhortation in Christ, any comfort in love, or any fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
If I have compassion or mercy, let me be of the same mind, having the same love, and of one accord.
Be of one mind, do nothing through strife or vanity, but be humble
In your heart, each considers others better than himself, and each considers his own affairs,
Consider the work of each other, so that my joy may be full” (Philippians 2:1-4).
In general, believers are caught up in the problem of doing well, not the problem of being wrong in their religious life. One of the difficulties of Christian faith is that it is true that it demands holiness, that is, right and wrong, but that holiness does not have the beauty of 'love'. If there is not even the part of love and virtue, it means 'not yet'. That is why, when a problem arises, it is recommended that 'solve this problem with the heart of Jesus Christ' rather than solve it by the method of determining right from wrong. In other words, remember that Jesus Christ 'emptied himself and took the form of a servant' and solved all problems with an attitude of obedience.
'Emptying yourself' is a great thing. It means abandoning one's argument or judgment. It means that he became a servant to himself and entrusted his claims and judgments as God did. We usually fight well because of our judgment. We fight better when our judgment is right. Jesus did according to God's command. However, the description of the Bible is 'the thing that pleases the Father', but there are rather few descriptions that are correct. He humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death. His death was the death of the cross.
“Therefore God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name.
All knees of Jesus, those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth.
at the name of God, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God” (Philippians 2:9-11).
It is a scene that exalts what Jesus did. Because of this scene, if we are prepared to die and to be martyred, I think that God will grant us blessings similar to those that the Lord has granted us. But what does it mean to be prepared for death? It means 'it's okay to die', and it should not be presented as a requirement for a glorious result because you are prepared to die. Asking for results by 'preparing for death' rather than 'death' means 'die' rather than 'preparing for death' to us. It is easy for us to say, 'I am prepared for death, so please do it.' It is understood that death is understood as a methodology that if death is put first, the result will surely come true.
What God intends for us is to kill him and make him a pawn. To 'die' means to become a pawn, to obey orders only, and to have a hidden and hidden posture. However, we do not die with the priority of death in order to ensure that what we ask for can be fulfilled.
You should know that dying is a very difficult and painful thing. To empty oneself, to become a slave, to be obedient to death. If you die soon, you must die.
“Therefore, if there is any exhortation in Christ, any comfort in love, or any fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
If I have compassion or mercy, let me be of the same mind, having the same love, and of one accord.
Be of one mind, do nothing through strife or vanity, but be humble
In your heart, each considers others better than himself, and each considers his own affairs,
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Consider the work of each other, so that my joy may be full” (Philippians 2:1-4).
What the Bible requires is, 'If you would come after me, you must deny yourself and take up your cross and follow me'. We do not know how many cases of 'working to prove ourselves' rather than 'working for God'. So it is presented. That is, no matter how correct it is, how much harm will it be to people on the day it is used to prove oneself. That's why it becomes 'Have this mind in you'. That is, the heart of Christ Jesus is that 'there is no glory or proof of himself'. He obeyed the painful cross and really died. In the Bible, the characters we want to emulate, or people we envy, are Joseph and Daniel. Why? Because the ending is nice. Because it ends in blessing. But who does the Bible say to imitate? Imitate Jesus! You say imitate you. We often misunderstand the word 'follow the Lord'. The last part of 'following the Lord' is connected to the success of Joseph and Daniel, not the death of the cross. It is an unfortunate act of faith. In fact, you have to walk this path.
The way to follow the Lord is through the cross. It is true that there are some moments of glory along the way. It is a foolish idea to take only the glory of that moment. We must go beyond that glory to the death of the cross. That is the right attitude of the believer.