Friday, May 20, 2005

Philippians 2:5

Textus Receptus:
τουτο γαρ φρονεισθω εν υμιν ο και εν χριστω ιησου

King James:
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Comments:
Verse 5 parallels verse 2 just as verses 6 and 7 parallel verse 3. While verse 2 gives a general obligation, verse 5 makes the fulfillment of that object both possible and specific in the person of Christ.

mind: Jesus uses the same word to rebuke Peter in Matthew 16:23, saying he is "minding" the things of man rather than of God. And the context of Jesus' rebuke of Peter is similar to the context of Paul's charge to the Philippians. Peter did not want Jesus to face the things in Jerusalem Jesus said he needed to face in Matthew 16:21, and which Paul covers here in verse 8. But in that same verse Jesus points out that He will conquer death, just as Paul goes on to say Jesus did here in verses 9-11.

Expanded Paraphrase:
Don't just think about and value things differently. Think like Christ thought. Care about the things Christ cared about.

1 comment:

sofyst said...

But if you 'think like Christ thought' and cared 'about the things Christ cared about'; then wouldn't you be thinking and valuing things differently?

hehe

Only kidding. It is a good thing to have my Philippian devotional back!

You know what you need to do an article over? Molinism; your thoughts concerning it, whether you believe it viable or not!

:)

awaiting the hope,
Adam