The Laclede blade., 1916-02-11
INTERNATIONAL.
S[JIlDAYS0IOOL
LESSON
IBy d. o. SELLERS. Acting Director of
Sunday School Course. Moody Bible
Institute.l
Copyright. 1915. Western Newspaper UniOn.)
LESSON FOR FEBRUARY 10
HUMsLED AND EXALTED.
LESSON TExT-Phil. 2:1-11.

grace OF our Lord Jesus Christ, that
though he was rich. yet for your sakes
srty might become rich.--II Cor. $50.
The key word OF the first chapter Of
Philippians is "confidence" (see Wv.
s, IA, 25). Paul has confidence in the
church at Philippi on account of their
spiritual condition wv. l, %, which re-
suited in fellowship wv. 3-S) and fruit
fulness (vv. 9-13). This confidence in
spires boldness and is a source of Joy
and blessing. Pau1's creed Is also set
forth in chapter 1:5-11. This con-
fidence Is in the face Of the conflict
and suffering which was before them
(see 1:27-3O).
!. Be Of the Same Mind, w. IA. The
key word Of this chapter is the word
comfort" wv. 1, 19). The first sec
ton might be entitled "The Comfort Of
Love" wv. 1-18) and the second sec
tion "The Comfort of Knowledge wv.
19-30). II there was to be opposition
from without certainly the Christians
ought to stand together. Paul is urg-
ing them to unity in order that 1t
might comfort and console him. He
had always rejoiced in this church
Q:D, but he desires them to ''f1ll full
his joy by being OF the same mind,
having the same love, being of one ac-
cord, of one mind" Paul's comfort of
love in the disciples he anticipated
would be due to their state Of mind,
which depended upon (a) unity wv.
l,2); (b) humility ". 81; (c) that
they might mind the things Of 9TH
ers" ". D. Nothing would so comfort
and console, or so gladden. the heart
OF Paul as such unity, It was even
SO with the heart of our Lord (see
John 17:2D. The words "be Of the
same mind" do not refer merely to q
unity Of opinion, but rather to unity
Of purpose and affection, literally "be-
ing Souled together"
II. Let This Mind -. Which
Was Also In Christ Jesus, w. SO. The
second comfort Of love was due, not to
q unity of mind, but to the standing
which Paul and this church had in
Christ, due to his (Christ's) standing |
In God. The words of this passage |
are among the most wonderful to be |
found anywhere in the Bible. They |
contain a statement of the most pro- |
found truth and mystery that we have
the person Of our Lord Jesus |
Christ. No plummet has sounded their |
depth, nor rod scaled their height, |
nor tape measured their breadth. His
eternal deity-and on the other hand
his amazing self-humiliation-yet
shese facts and truths are brought be-
lore US to enforce the homeliest duties
If every day life. Equal to Ged John
l0:30) yet he gave up his divine glory
md incarnated himself in the his
,orical Jesus, was anointed Of God,
lied on q Roman cross, buried in Jo-
Ieph's tomb, yet rose again and is
live today as much as when he walked
FER Galilee's hills. The mind that
vas in Jesus was purpose to choose
he lowest depth Of humiliation rather
han q full equality with God, either
hoice of which he might have made;
'ut he chose the former-creation's
aost sublime illustration OF self-sacri-
this is the mind we should
ave. The word robbery" implies q
hing to be seized hold of. Instead of
eizing hold of equality with God,
esus let go and seized hold of the
cath on the cross, and thus made
imself of no reputation. literally emp
ed himself. The context shows of
hat he emptied himself: (a) his
lvine form; (b) his divine glory. This
Itter is shown by his birth In a stable
nd his death upon q cross, thereby
sing under the curse of God (Gal.
49,. But this was an act Of obedi-
Ice to God (T. 81. The father bade
m to do it. The sacrifice OF Christ
ID it's original source I'm the will of
Od--his love towards Us John 3:16,
Om. 5:S). There are three thoughts
this passage: (a) the incarnation;
} the passion; (c) the exaltation. 4
sep this in mind and remember
IuI's circumstances in prison when
} wrote this letter. {
III. God Also Hath Exalted Him, w.
II. The result Of this comfort Of
Fe, due to 3 state Of mind on the.
1T Of the disciples and their having
3 mind Of Christ. was hrst the ex-
alton Of Christ ". 81. and the giving
TO him OF the" name. not -" name,
at is above all other names; and
,ondly. worship on the part OF an OF
d's creation. every knee bowed in
bmhsion; and third, confession ".
}. Jeans, Who humbied himself 20
, fowert niaee God has axaifed a