Philippians 2:5-11:
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in
the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: But made
himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and
was made in the likeness of men: And being found in fashion as a man, he
humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the
cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name
which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should
bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the
earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.”
The apostle employs fine
words and precious admonitions, having perceived the indolence and
negligence displayed by Christians in this matter of loving.
---For this
the flesh is responsible. The flesh continually resists the willing
spirit, seeking its own interest and causing sects and factions."
Martin Luther
