verse of the day

Monday, 24 August 2026

Christ divine ( Philippians 2 v5-11)

Philippians 2 v 5-11 was an early hymn,I want to quote from William Barclay's writings he wrote many lovely things as regards this passage of scripture,we are told clearly that our Saviour  ,before He came into this world was equal to God,but he made Himself of no reputation,took upon himself the form of a servant. WB wrote . ' Paul  with meticulous care  shows two things-the reality of the manhood and the reality of the Godhead of  Jesus Christ.Commenting on v6 he says ,'Who being in the form of God,thought it not robbery to be equal of God. Paul  describes the of essence of Christ which never changes,and that was essentially,unalterably,and unchngeable God.'WB points out that the word 'form'in the Greek has two meanings,morphe and schema.Morphe is that which never changes, whereas schema is outward form will continually change.WB writes ,'Jesus being in the form of God is morphe His essence,His unchangeable being is divine.However outwardly schema might altar,but He remained in essence and in being divine'.So here we have some of what WB taught and its great, because it is true. But the sad thing is ,this man  in his  autobiography(P49)  clearly becomes very confused when he declares'It is not that Jesus is God' that God was in Jesus,but He was not God.WB changed in many things,but truth does not change,always be discerning,don't be blinded by personalties.

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