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LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 13
hUMBlEp AND EXALTED.


Philippians is confidence Isee w.
., IL, 25J. Paul has confidence IN the
church at philippi On account oi their
spiritual condition Tvs. !. -, which 70.
suited IN fellowship wv. 3.Sb and fruit.
fulness wv. 9.l3J. This confidence IN
spires boldncss and ~ a source OF Joy
and blessing Paul creed Is also set
forth IN chapter all. This con
iidenco is ~ the face OF the conflict
ana suffering wnicn was before them
isec l.2,-3UI.
!. Be OF the Same Mind. w. - The
key word OF tins cnIptrr X the word
comfort wv. | IJI. The first sec.
ton might be entitled The Comfor, NJ
Love wv. lSi AMI the second see.
tion Tho comfort ui knowledge iyy.
1890. II there va, g. be- opposition
IRON without certainly the ChristianB
ought tu Stanu together. Iuu, n urg
inp them 20 VGty IA order tia; q,
might comfort and console him IT,
had always rulUic"d IN this church
tl:b hut he desires rhrm 10 hli fui
his joy by being al the same mind.
having The sam, love. buing 81 one nc.
cord 81 one mini rauis comfort or
iovC IN the disciples he anticipated
would be- due 10 tE.lr state OF min!
which depended ggun ca unity IyV.
~, co. humility ~ -; lcI that
they mirht "miul the thurs at 9th
crs" ". ~ Nothing would 80 comfort
and console, or 80 gladden. the heart
OF Pau AZ such unity II was even
80 with the heart ol out Lord tsc"
John li.2D. The words he of the
same mind do not refer merely Ia u
unity u opinion, but rather To- u unity
oi purpose and affection literally be.
ing soulcd together
u Let This Mind Which
Was Also IN Christ Jesus. w. So, The
second comfort OF love was due. not to
unity OF mind. but "a the standing
which Paul and this church had IN
Christ, due To his thristsl standing
In God. The words OF this passage
ar" among the most wonderful To he
found anywhere m the Bible. They
contain "a statement Of IN" most pro.
found truth and mystery that We have
regarding the person OF our Lord Jesus
Christ. No plummct has sounded their
depth, nor rod scaled their height.
nor tape measured their breadth. Ills
his amazing standardization
these facts and truths are brought he.
tore us To enforce the h0mclicst duties
OF every day life Equal To God ,John
i0:3 OI yet he gave up his divine glory
and incarnatcd himself IN the his
torical Jesus. was anointcd OF God,
died on u Roman cross. buried In 10.
sophs tomb, yet rose again and IL
alive today as much az when he walked
Ger Galilcc's hills, The mind that
was m Jesus was "A purpose to choose
the lowest depth OF humiliation rather
than a full equality with God, either
choice OF which he might have made:
but he chose the former creation =
most sublime illustration OF selt'sacri'
ice-and this IL the mind We should
have. The word robbery" implies a
thing to be seized hold OF Instead OF
seizing hold OF equality with God.
Jesus LOT 90 and seized hold OF the
death nm Tho cross ana thus made
himself Of no reputation. literally emp,
fled himself. The context shows of
what he emitted himself: IA, his
divine form: IN, his divine glory. This
latter Is shown by his birth in a stable
ana his death upon a cross. thereby
being under the curse OF God ,Gal.
3,I3I. hut this was an net of obedi
ence 10 God ". 81, The father babe
him TO do It, The sacrifice OF Christ
had its original source In the will OF
God-his love towards US lJohn 3:l6
Rom. 5:s). There are three thoughts
in this passage: lal the incarnatio ion
90 the passion, ,c) tho exaltation
Keep this In mind and rcmembeI
Pauls circumstances IN prison when
he wrote this letter.
~. God Also Hath Exalted Him. w
eli. The result of this comfort OF
love. due to a state OF mind on the