Sentences with phrase «even death on a cross»

And being found in appearance as a human being, he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross [Phil.

And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.

And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross» (Phil.

This helps make sense of verse 8 as well, so that rather than it saying that Jesus» ultimate humiliation was «even death on a cross» (NAS), the text should read «especially death on a cross.»

To explain how, he turned to the second chapter of Paul's Letter to the Philippians where the apostle speaks of the self - emptying or kenosis of God: «Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant... [and] humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.»

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death — even death on a cross!»

Indeed, this is the very example of Christ, reflected in another poem, who humbled himself to the point of death, even death on a cross — and Christ clearly did not relinquish his identity in order to display humility.

So in humility and love, Jesus submitted to history's greatest injustice when He humbled Himself «by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross» (v. 8).

«In obedience he accepted death, even the death on a cross.»

did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave (doulos), being born in human likeness And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death even death on a cross.

He «did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped,» but took on the biting chains of slavery, «and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.

8And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!

For art and design to most properly serve others, then, it must tap into something experiential, even Christlike: «And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death — even death on a cross!»

«In your relationships with one another,» he explains, «have the same attitude of mind Christ Jesus had: 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 he humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!»

It was a sort of added dividend that when Holy Week and Easter came around, progress through the letter had landed me precisely at Philippians 2:1 - 11: «And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross.

Philippians 2:8: «And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled himself and became obedient to death — even death on a cross!»

Francis challenged the church of his day — not by conforming to the standards of the world but by returning to the pattern of Jesus, the one who did not seek status but humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on the cross (Phil.

He «emptied himself, taking the form of a servant... he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross» (Phil.

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to death — even death on a cross!

Not exact matches

Most simply believe Jesus» death was an illusion (and some even believe that Judas Iscariot was mistaken for Jesus on the cross).

But once Jesus realizes that this is somehow the will of the father, he assents to death, even on a cross.

The Old Testiment prophets even predicted Jesus death on the cross, and Jesus died intentionally so as to be the final and last sacrifice needed.

In response to the central point of Romans 3, which is that God freely justifies those who trust his faithfulness, as he vindicated the righteousness of Jesus» trust of him, even unto death on a cross, by raising him from the dead, the question that arises is: «Is God righteous to justify simply on the basis of trust in his faithfulness?

As Christians, our most «deeply held religious belief» is that Jesus Christ died on the cross for sinful people, and that in imitation of that, we are called to love God, to love our neighbors, and to love even our enemies to the point of death.

Second, while God is just and holy, and while the death of Jesus did satisfy the holiness of God in regard to our sin, this was not the only — or even the primary — reason for the death of Jesus on the cross.

It is sin that makes us feel separated from God, and this is the feeling Jesus expressed on the cross, and is one reason Jesus went to the cross — to take our sin and bear it away into death so that we can see that God has not left us, has not abandoned us, and has not forsaken us, but has fully entered into our pain, our suffering, and even into our sin, so that He might show us how much He loves and cares for us.

Rather than fight for His right to life, He went freely to His death, even to death on a cross (Php 2:8).

Read this way, the ultimate humiliation of Jesus comes in verse 8 where Jesus became obedient to death, even to death on a cross.

8:29), and when he calls on his readers to model themselves upon Christ Jesus who emptied himself and became obedient even unto death on a cross (Phil.

Paul certainly gives some suggestion of an influence of Jesus upon us, with his extraordinary faithfulness even to death on the cross evoking faithfulness on our part.

Paul wrote, «Bearing the human likeness, revealed in human shape, he humbled himself, and in obedience accepted even death — death on a cross.

where the struggle is in regards to Jesus» will and Gods will being done is I believe, In Jesus flesh struggling to keep up with the Spirit if you know what I mean... Jesus never asked to be saved John 12:27 but He prayed for strength as His soul was sorrowful even unto death... Obviously due to the separation He would «feel» on the cross (I've read your article on The Father never forsaking Jesus on the cross-Psalms 22:24 and 2 Cor 5:19 but just felt the separation as a man) So that's what I'm leaning towards in this whole interpretation...

(but even if it didn't that should be obvious) Therefore Gods groundwork for the spectacular future that God has in store for us is built upon love and the way to create that love is for God to forgive us and grant us eternal life which is made available to us by the grace of Jesus Christ and the death he took for us all on the cross.

Now we must always bear in mind that the nub of the problem of miracles is to be found in the condemnation and death of Jesus Christ on the cross (more so than in the resurrection, which is radically outside all categories, even that of miracle).

Because even though we are the sinners, and the wages of sin is death, He sent Jesus Christ to die for our sin on the cross.

Animals conquer by force, God conquers by enduring love — enduring even unto death on the cross.

He humbles Himself, even to the point of death on a cross.