His Amazing Humility

I would like to share a thought that I had this Christmas with you all. I've been thinking a lot about Christ's humility in coming to earth as a baby, with the sole purpose of dying. I was reading Phil. 2:7, in my NASB MacArthur Study Bible (I know you're proud of me Pastor Mark and Peter) and I really liked the note that MacArthur had. He talks about Christ emptying Himself of His privileges, but not of His deity. He listed several privileges, such as, "1) heavenly glory - . . . his face-to face relationship with God . . . ; 2) independant authority - . . . Christ completely submitted Himself to the will of His Father; 3) divine prerogatives - He set aside the voluntary display of His divine attributes and submitted Himself to the Spirit's direction; 4) eternal riches - while on earth Christ was poor and owned very little; and 5) a favorable relationship with God - He felt the Father's wrath for human sin while on the cross."

Not only did He temporarily give up these things to become a baby, that was completely dependent on others for food, shelter, etc.; but He also took on Himself "the form of a bond servant and . . . made in the likeness of men." WHO WOULD WANT TO LEAVE GLORY AND BECOME A PART OF THIS WRETCHED HUMAN RACE? AN AMAZING GOD WITH UNSPEAKABLE LOVE FOR SINNERS!!

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