The Name Above All Names
August 12, 2011
Speaking of Jesus, the Apostle Paul wrote in the second chapter of Philippians:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Jesus, although the Son of God, came to Earth in human form. He “lowered” Himself in order that He might show us how to live. He became our example.
By His life, He let us see how important it was to serve others. And through His humility of being a servant to humanity, He became the mold that we should pattern our lives after. Jesus was the epitome of what it means to give of oneself.
And not only did He show us how to live, He laid down that life in order that we might live eternally. Now, at the name of Jesus, the world has forgiveness of sin and escape from eternal damnation. It is only by the name of Jesus that mankind can be saved. Jesus, truly, is Lord.
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The Name Above All Names
July 24, 2011
Speaking of Jesus, the Apostle Paul wrote in the second chapter of Philippians:
6 Who, being in very nature God,
did not consider equality with God something to be used to his own advantage;
7 rather, he made himself nothing
by taking the very nature of a servant,
being made in human likeness.
8 And being found in appearance as a man,
he humbled himself
by becoming obedient to death—
even death on a cross!
9 Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
and gave him the name that is above every name,
10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 and every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Jesus, although the Son of God, came to Earth in human form. He “lowered” Himself in order that He might show us how to live. He became our example.
By His life, He let us see how important it was to serve others. And through His humility of being a servant to humanity, He became the mold that we should pattern our lives after. Jesus was the epitome of what it means to give of oneself.
And not only did He show us how to live, He laid down that life in order that we might live eternally. Now, at the name of Jesus, the world has forgiveness of sin and escape from eternal damnation. It is only by the name of Jesus that mankind can be saved. Jesus, truly, is Lord.
THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
