Consider This Thought:
Adam was created to commune with God and fell to the lure of trying to be like God by knowing the difference between listening to God and His adversary. Jesus, on the other hand, humbled Himself by listening only to God. Then He took upon Himself the judgment of all humanity, taking us all to the cross. Because of this, we share in His death and resurrection. We live, yet it is He who lives within us.
Agent:“Therefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer. Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.”— (2 Corinthians 5:16–17 NASB95) |
Goal:“For He has put all things in subjection under His feet. But when He says, ‘All things are put in subjection,’ it is evident that God is excepted who puts all things in subjection to Christ. When all things are subjected to Christ Jesus, then the Son Himself also will be subjected to the One who subjected all things to Him, so that God may be all in all.” — (1 Corinthians 15:27–28, DLC)
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Action:“Have this frame of mind in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form God, did not seek equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” — (Philippians 2:5–8, DLC)
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Conclusion:Like Christ’s, our attitude should be rooted in the awareness of our union with God. This means recognizing we share, through a bold trust, that He is living through us. Our mission on earth mirrors Christ's example of humility and service. Despite His divine nature, Jesus lived as an ordinary human, fully submitting to God's will. Similarly, we are called to discount our union with God and live lives of humility, serving others by embodying Christ’s selflessness. This dual focus—knowing our divine connection while living humbly and obediently—defines our journey as bond-servants of Christ.
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Key Verses:“It is enough for the disciple that he become like his teacher, and the servant like his master.” — (Matthew 10:25a, DLC)
“I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me.” — (John 5:30, NASB95) |
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