5: On the Contrary

Service was good yesterday. I'm gna gather my thoughts here and try to come to a positive consensus.

Context: Phil 2:5-11

CHRIST-LIKENESS?

Christ-likeness is obeying God's will for me on earth.

HUMILITY

To do that we must have no prerogatives.
We are sinners, and we should be grateful for everything we have.
Humility- The eat humble pie kind and the lowering yourself kind.
Jesus lowered Himself and forsake his prerogatives.

OBEDIENCE

Phil 2:8> God humbled himself to death on a cross.
Luke 22:30-44> God was human. He did not want to die for us. But He did it, because He knew it was God's will.
God did suffer. He did, He did, HE DID.
Pouring life into death- Its very strange, silly even, from a superficial point of view.

EXALTATION

Phil 2:9 >he humbled himself and became obedient to death-- even death on a cross! THEREFORE God exalted him to the highest place
God was lowered and then lifted to the highest place and was given the name that was above all other names.

For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.