...in his vulnerability on the cross, the cross being the human response to Jesus coming out of heaven, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard...obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross. (Philippians 2:6-8) Jesus was executed because of those three little letters at the heart of his gospel:...

...Philippians, we read of the self-emptying of Christ that enables God to give himself to us through Christ. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,...the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. (Phil. 2:5-7) The more we know, the more we know it is mystery that we can't know completely. We know...

...digested. Altizer made much of the fenosis ("emptying") passage in Phil. 2:7-8, where Paul says that Christ "emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being...humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross." The more orthodox might cringe at Altizer's use of this biblical passage...

...of Adam, a contrast between Jesus and Adam seems implicit. The first strophe of the hymn refers to Jesus, who, "though he was in the form of God, did...regard equality with God as something to be exploited." The mention of "form" (morphe) evidently refers to the image of God, which both Jesus and Adam (Gen....

...was in the form (morphe) of God did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, being...born in human likeness. And being found in human form (schema) 8 he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death — (even death on a cross)....

...not for his own interests, but also for those of others. Have in you the same attitude that is also in Christ Jesus, Who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness;...

...Jesus who speaks and acts in the Gospels was a concrete human being— "Christ Jesus, who, though being in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied Christ's self, taking the form of a servant, (and was) born in human likeness," and "became flesh"...

...bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord, until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 REB Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,...obedient to the point of death - even death on a cross. Phihppians 2:5-8 NRSV For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving...

...better than yourselves. Let each of you look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,...obedient to the point of death - even death on a cross. Philippians 2:3-8 INTRODUCTION: OPTIMISM AND PESSIMISM I begin the body of this final chapter with...

...the power of the Spirit is the Spirit of Christ, who, though he was in the form of God did not count equality with God as something to be exploited, but...obedient to the point of death — even death on a cross. (Phil. 2:6-8) The irony in this passage should — but typically does not — knock us off balance....