one attitude ~ humility
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Philippians 2:3-4 – Don’t be Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. others as better than yourselves. 44Don’t look out only for your own Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in interests, but take an interest in others, too. others, too. NLT
Philippians 2:5-8 - You must You must have the same attitude that have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had. Christ Jesus had. 66Though he Though he was God, he did not think of was God, he did not think of equality with God as something equality with God as something to cling to. to cling to.
77Instead, he gave up his divine Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the privileges; he took the humblehumble position of a slave and was born position of a slave and was born as a human being. When he as a human being. When he appeared in human form,appeared in human form,88he he humbledhumbled himself in obedience to himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death God and died a criminal’s death on a cross. on a cross. NLT
AttitudeAttitude - a way of thinking or feeling - a way of thinking or feeling about someone or something.about someone or something.
New Oxford American Dictionary
I. I. The one attitude to have is The one attitude to have is HumilityHumility
II. II. 66Though he Though he was was God, God, he did he did not think of equality with God as not think of equality with God as something to cling to. something to cling to.
Acts 17:24-25 - ““He is the God He is the God who made the world and who made the world and everything in it. Since he is Lord everything in it. Since he is Lord of heaven and earth, he doesn’t of heaven and earth, he doesn’t live in man-made temples, live in man-made temples, 2525and and human hands can’t serve his human hands can’t serve his needs—for he has no needs. ... needs—for he has no needs. ... NLT NLT
The Council of Nicaea (AD 325) countered the Arian idea that Jesus was God’s first noblest created creature & therefore is less than God.
This is the view of Jesus by This is the view of Jesus by Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Do you cling to things, people or Do you cling to things, people or positions that fuel your pride? positions that fuel your pride?
The good works Jesus has given The good works Jesus has given you, will require you to give up you, will require you to give up
some of the privileges you some of the privileges you presently have.presently have.
Are You Willing?Are You Willing?
John 4:34Jesus’ nourishment
comes from comes from doing the will of doing the will of
GodGod
and from and from finishing his finishing his
workwork
Matthew 26:52-54
thousands thousands of angels of angels to protect to protect
usus
and he would and he would send them send them instantly? instantly?
But if I did, how would the But if I did, how would the Scriptures be fulfilled?Scriptures be fulfilled?
77he took the humble position of a he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human slave and was born as a human being. being.
IV. IV. When he appeared in human When he appeared in human form, form, 88he humbled himself in he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a obedience to God and died a criminal's death on a cross. criminal's death on a cross.
Luke 22:42 - Father, if you are Father, if you are willing, please take this cup of willing, please take this cup of suffering away from me. suffering away from me. NLTNLT
What was the Father's answer? What was the Father's answer?
NO NO
What did Jesus do?What did Jesus do?
Our ApplicationOur Application
He did not think of equality with He did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. God as something to cling to.
Don’t think you need to promote Don’t think you need to promote your rights with others. your rights with others.
He gave up his divine privileges.He gave up his divine privileges.
Practice giving up some of your Practice giving up some of your privileges at home or at work.privileges at home or at work.
He took the humble position of a He took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human slave and was born as a human
being. being.
How would your thoughts & actions How would your thoughts & actions be different if you viewed your self be different if you viewed your self
as a slave at work or in the as a slave at work or in the community?community?
He died a criminal's death on a He died a criminal's death on a cross. cross.
Luke 9:23 Luke 9:23 - And he said to all, “If - And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and let him deny himself and take take up his cross daily and follow up his cross daily and follow
me. me. NLT NLT
What does the Apostle Paul What does the Apostle Paul command us to do?command us to do?
Have the same Have the same humblehumble attitude attitude that Christ Jesus has. that Christ Jesus has.