Sentences with phrase «nature of a servant»

Paul explained to the Philippian church that all believers should have the same attitude as that of Christ, who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant.

Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

5Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

«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!»

This is a strange way to honor Jesus, «who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped... but made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant.»

Though he was divine by nature he did not snatch at equality with God but emptied himself by taking the nature of a servant; born in human guise and appearing in human form, he humbly stooped in his obedience even to die, and to die upon the cross.

This is exactly what Jesus modeled — He «did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant» (Philippians 2:6 - 7 NIV).

He did not see the office of pope as something to be grasped, but instead made himself nothing, taking on the very nature of a servant, which is an imitation of Jesus Christ (Philippians 2:5 - 11).

In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage; rather, he made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness.

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Nature, then, has been presented as «the servant of history» or the «stage for history» in much modern writing about biblical theology.

McCormick discusses areas in which his thoughts have shifted: The nature of the church; the church as the people of God; the church as servant; the church as collegial; the church as ecumenical; the ecclesiological nature of the church; importance of lay witness; the teaching competence of the episcopal and papal branch; the church and moral truth; the place of dissent; birth regulation; ecclesial honesty; the dynamic nature of faith.

Revelation begins with a brief statement about the nature of the book: it is a revelation given by God to Christ and indicated by an angel to God's servant John; and it concerns what is to take place in the near future (1:1 - 3).

Itself a potent example of the ambiguity of human association, the congregation nevertheless dares to accept its designation as the body of Christ and the household of God, proclaiming in its acceptance the incarnate nature of its God who took on servant form.

Hence nature, love, life, truth, beauty and justice are exploited or made the servants of the high economic good.

(39) 8:5 — «Man who at times dreamt of himself as a little lower than the angels has submitted to become the servant and minister of nature» (SMW 141).

Mr Speaker, if the citizens of this country could see the time and care taken in making these decisions; the carefully - targeted nature of all our interventions; and the strict controls in place to ensure that the law and our democratic values are upheld; and if they could witness the integrity and professionalism of the men and women of the intelligence agencies, who are among the very finest public servants our nation has, then I believe that they would be reassured by how we go about this essential work.

The merit of Gosford Park, apart from its impressive ensemble acting and mise en scene, is its smartness about the relations between servants and their employers, not its insights into the nature of either class (which The Rules of the Game has in abundance).

But civil servants are by nature, or at least by training, cautious, and any official use would be subject to various levels of approval, and to bilingualism policies where applicable.