Philippians 2:5-11

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:8

THE DEATH OF CHRIST‘Even the death of the Cross.’ Php_2:8 I. The Cross of Christ affords the only justification for an optimist outlook on life.—For the Spirit of God by which Christ was inspired and sustained is the same Spirit which is striving to influence the lives of all men. Whilst then the contemplation of the sufferings of Christ begets within us an increasing horror of sin, it should also beget an unlimited exercise of charity in judging others to whom His sufferings make little... read more

James Nisbet

James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary - Philippians 2:10

THE NAME OF JESUS‘At the name of Jesus every knee should bow.’ Php_2:10 We cannot take the old Gospel story as a poetic symbol, as a mystical embodiment of an inner verity, free from the perils of historical inquiry. For what we hold in it is a deed done once for all, by which God forced for Himself an entry upon the drama of our affairs. I. A deed wrought in power by God!—Is not that the Gospel that we need to-day? Would anything short of that be a Gospel at all?( a) In the world of morals... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:1-15

The Call To Unity And Love In The Way That Had Been Exemplified By Jesus Christ Himself And Which God Will Work Within Them As They Give Attention To Experiencing Their Salvation To The Full (Philippians 2:1-15 ). Along with the call to live worthily of Christ, this call to unity and love now presented pervades the whole letter (Philippians 1:9-10; Philippians 1:27; Philippians 2:1-4; Philippians 2:14; Philippians 4:2-3), although without dominating it. As with Jesus Himself in His final... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:1-18

Paul Explains What God requires Of Them As His People And As Citizens of Heaven Who As A Result Of Believing Have Been United With Christ In His Humiliation And Exaltation (Philippians 1:27 to Philippians 2:18 ). Having assured them of his prayers and concern for them, and having satisfactorily explained the current situation as it affected him, Paul now turned his attention to exhorting the church to themselves ‘live like citizens worthy of the Gospel’ (Philippians 1:27). That is, they are... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:5

‘Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,’ We may translate more literally, ‘Be thus minded (phroneite) in/among yourselves which also in Christ Jesus’. The thought here is not simply that they were to see what Jesus Christ did as an example which they were to follow, although it included that, but that they were to see it as something into which they were to actually enter by experience. This is made clear in Philippians 3:15 where Paul speaks of entering into the resurrection... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:5-11

A Description Of The Pathway Of Humility And Selflessness Followed By Jesus Christ, And Its Final Glorious Consequence (Philippians 2:5-11 ). Paul has previously emphasised ‘the Gospel’ (Philippians 1:5; Philippians 1:27 (twice)), but now he portrays it in all its fullness. It is that we can and should follow Jesus Christ in denying ourselves, taking up the cross and following Him (Matthew 16:24; Mark 8:34), entering personally into His humiliation and death, and subsequently into His... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:6-7

‘Who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men,’ Thus they were to follow the pattern of, and set their minds to walk with, the One Who, although by nature God, set aside His status, refusing to hold on to it, and, setting aside all His rights, took the form and status of a slave, being made truly man. For ‘emptied Himself’ compare Philippians 2:3, ‘Doing... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:8

‘And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even to death, yes, the death of the cross.’ In the same way as Jesus had done they were to choose the way of humility, deliberately electing in their minds to be ‘crucified with Christ’ (Galatians 2:20), to as it were die with Him on the cross, reckoning themselves as dead to sin. This was to be the end of all selfish ambition, of any sense of superiority, of any desire to be exalted over others. They were to die to... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:9-11

‘Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name, that in the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven and things on earth and things under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.’ And they were intended to recognise that the consequence for them would be that just as God highly exalted Jesus, and gave Him great honour, so God would exalt them in a similar way... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Philippians 2:5-11

Php_2:5-11 . The Kenosis and the Exaltation.— The word Kenosis has become a technical term in Christian theology for the self-emptying of Christ. Its origin in that relation is derived from the present important passage, where we read that He “ emptied (Gr. ekenô sen) himself” ( Php_2:7 ). The previous verses leading up to this passage indicate its spirit; the example of Christ is to be cited in order to enforce the duty of humility and the opposite to self-assertion. Paul would have his... read more

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