X2M.86 Endoxation IV
In this sermon we delve deeper into the context of Paul’s work in Philippians 3 from X2M.85 by widening the context to include Philippians 2 with the Master Model, the quintessential Man—Jesus.
“. . . but emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature.” Philippians 2:7 NET
I believe Jesus, in His incarnation, is revealing Himself in two primary modes or, let’s say, philosophies or styles/modes of life.
1. He is self-emptying or emptied. You’ve heard me call this 0 or refer to “going for 0.” This Greek word, ἐκένωσεν ekenōsen, is only used in Philippians 2:7.
The preposition ἐκ in its best translation is “an initial moment in a lapse of time.*” The verb tense which ends the word ἐκένωσεν is in the aorist active indicative. This AAI tense is used to express things that happen in general, without asserting a particular time.
In my opinion, the verb ἐκένωσεν denotes that Jesus embodied the inwrought cross, “the 0 mode,” as His lifestyle in a perpetual manner and still does so even in His exaltation outside of time.
* “A close look at this preposition in some passages of the NT reveals a temporal meaning. Here, the morpho-lexeme ἐκ extends the local notion, which is the lexical meaning of the preposition and attains a temporal value when used with expressions of time and of quantity, as well as with events that are seen as so important that they become milestones. The morpho-lexeme ἐκ expresses, in a higher degree than ἀπό, the initial moment of a lapse of time.
The definition of the temporal value of ἐκ is: "Temporary start mark of an action or state;" it translates as ‘from,’ ‘since.’” Complete_thesis Marta Merino Hernandez.pdf 190-191.
2. He lived a life of ++ with both hands behind His back, not grasping at anything, only doing what He saw His Father doing.
++ “When Jesus had finished saying these things, he looked upward to heaven and said, ‘Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, so that your Son may glorify you.’” John 17:1 NET
What did His Father do?
“As a result God exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name.” Philippians 2:9 NET
Paul expounds in Philippians 3 the exact representation of what it means to be human and to partake of the divine nature—from the perfect model, the quintessence of man, namely Jesus. There isn’t another model for life other than our Lord!
If the Father did this for Him, will He not also freely give us all things! Romans 8:32
Go for the 0++ life!
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