Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Philippians 2:5-11
This is one of my favourite passages in the Bible. In your reading of it you may have noticed that verses 6-11 are formatted differently than the rest of the passage. In that portion of the letter it seems like Paul briefly transitions into writing that is more poetic than the rest of the epistle. It is very likely that he is quoting a creed, hymn, or some other liturgical text of the early church. That always makes my spine tingle a little bit.
Read verses 6-11 again. Maybe say it out loud at a slow and deliberate pace, as if reciting a part of the liturgy. What does it tell you about Jesus? What does it reveal about the values and beliefs of the early church?
-Matthew Kieswetter
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