Philippians 2:6

who, being in the form of God, did not treat being equal with God as something to exploit for himself.
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Treated in 24 passages across the library.

  1. Communion with God · John Owen

    Other consequential affections cites Phil. ii. 6

    …— Evidences of that valuation:— (1.) His incarnation; (2.) Exinanition, 2 Cor. viii. 9; Phil. ii. 6, 7; (3.) Obedience as a servant; (4.) In his death. His valuation of them in comparison…

  2. Institutes of the Christian Religion · John Calvin

    Book 1, Chapter 13 — The Unity of the Divine Essence in Three Persons Taught, in Scripture, from the Foundation of the World cites Phil. 2:6

    …(he) thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but made himself of no reputation,” (Phil. 2:6). And lest the wicked should glamour and say that he was a kind of spurious God, John…

  3. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    Jesus Christ a Real Man cites Phil. 2:6-8

    …man, he emptied himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea the death of the cross."—Phil. 2:6-8. "There is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus."—1…

  4. Communion with God · John Owen

    Digression I: some excellencies of Christ proposed to consideration cites Phil. ii. 6

    …in the form of a servant, yet then “he thought it not robbery to be equal with God,” Phil. ii. 6. In the glory of this majesty he dwells in light inaccessible. We “cannot by searching…

  5. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Resurrection of the Body of Jesus and of Our Bodies cites Phil. 2:6

    …that we are sons of God. Before His incarnation Christ was "in the form of God." (Phil. 2:6), i.e., in the visible appearance of God. So shall we also be in the resurrection, for…

  6. The Key Teachings of C. S. Lewis · Ochorus Originals

    The Grand Miracle cites PHILIPPIANS 2:6–7

    …reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. PHILIPPIANS 2:6–7 The miracles of Christ, Lewis argued, are not random displays of power. They are of a…

  7. The Fundamental Doctrines of the Christian Faith · R. A. Torrey

    The Christian Conception of God, or the God of the Bible as Distinguished from the God of Christian Science and the God of Modern Philosophy cites Phil. 2:6

    …spirit, God has a visible form. This is taught in the most unmistakable terms in Phil. 2:6, where we are told of our Lord Jesus that He existed originally "in the form of God." The…

  8. The Key Teachings of Athanasius of Alexandria · Ochorus Originals

    Of One Substance with the Father cites PHILIPPIANS 2:6

    …Son is also. Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. PHILIPPIANS 2:6 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. COLOSSIANS 2:9 For the next…

  9. The Key Teachings of Jonathan Edwards · Ochorus Originals

    The Excellency of Christ cites PHILIPPIANS 2:6–8

    …him the form of a servant …and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. PHILIPPIANS 2:6–8 Edwards’s point is not that Christ alternates between these — majestic on Sunday, meek on…

  10. Reality and Religion · Sadhu Sundar Singh

    Humility cites Phil. ii. 6

    …cannot be humble and meek like Him, who, being God, took upon Him the form of a servant (Phil. ii. 6, 7). We must not give room for false pride in our hearts, forgetting what we really are.…

  11. Sermons on Several Occasions · John Wesley

    [I.e., the Last Judgment — GL] cites Phil. 2:6

    …himself, taking upon him the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men” (Phil. 2:6, 7); yea, because, “being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself” yet farther…

  12. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Christ Is All cites Phil. ii. 6

    …Even then Christ was “with God “—and “was God”—and was “equal with God.” (John i. 1; Phil. ii. 6.) Even then He was the beloved Son of the Father: “Thou lovedst Me,” He says, “before the…

  13. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    The Trinity cites Phil 2:6

    …Christ is co-equal with God the Father. He thought it no robbery to be equal with God. Phil 2:6. He is co-eternal with God the Father: ‘I was from the beginning,’ Prov 8:23: if not…

  14. A Body of Divinity · Thomas Watson

    Christ's Humiliation in His Incarnation cites Phil 2:6

    …humility! ‘Who being in the form of God thought it not robbery to be equal with God.’ Phil 2:6. He stood upon even ground with God, he was co-essential and con-substantial with his…

  15. Portraits of Courage – C. T. Studd · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Philippians 2:5-7

    …Chinese Christians were already leading. Scriptures to revisit 1 Corinthians 9:19-23; Philippians 2:5-7. Reflection 1. Where are you a beginner, and how does it feel? 2. What would it mean to…

  16. Holiness · J. C. Ryle

    Unsearchable Riches cites Phil. ii. 6-8

    …a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” (Phil. ii. 6-8.) And let us remember the words which precede that passage “Let this mind be in you which…

  17. The Fourfold Gospel · A. B. Simpson

    The Walk with God cites Phil. ii. 5-8

    …but voluntarily surrendered them, emptied Himself and gladly stooped to the lowest place (Phil. ii. 5-8). His unselfishness in dealing with the weak and the selfish is finely expressed in (Rom.…

  18. Portraits of Courage – Amy Carmichael · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Philippians 2:5-8

    …its mould, and found a teacher in Thomas Walker. Scriptures to revisit Romans 12:1-2; Philippians 2:5-8. Reflection 1. Where has the culture around you pressed your faith into its mould? 2. Is…

  19. The Master’s Indwelling · Andrew Murray

    Christ's Humility - Our Salvation cites Philippians 2: 5-8

    Philippians 2: 5-8.—“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, a who, though he was…

  20. Humility · Andrew Murray

    The Secret of Redemption cites Philippians 2:5-9

    …God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, “Philippians 2:5-9. No tree can grow except on the root from which it sprang. Throughout all its existence…

  21. Our Daily Walk · F. B. Meyer

    January cites Php 2:6-11

    …the glory of the Father as this stooping to death, even the death of the Cross. (Php 2:6-11). Men have turned to God with adoring reverence, as they could not have done if they had…

  22. Faithful With Little · Ochorus Originals

    The Riches of Christ cites Philippians 2:5-11

    …us all that he had.” Charles H. Spurgeon, Morning by Morning Practice this week Read Philippians 2:5-11 slowly each day this week. Each time, list one thing Jesus gave up for you, and one thing…

  23. Portraits of Courage – Praying Hyde · Ochorus Originals

    Appendix B: Chapter-by-Chapter Study and Reflection Guide cites Philippians 2:5-11

    …and despised “for me,” and “It is finished” as a shout of victory. Scriptures to revisit Philippians 2:5-11; Psalm 22; Mark 7:24-30; John 19:30; 1 Corinthians 2:2; Galatians 2:20. Reflection 1.…

  24. Soar Like The Eagle · Gareth Evans

    Being Released cites Philippians 2: 1-8

    …called together in responsibility, we need to strive for the ‘unity of the Spirit.’(See Philippians 2: 1-8) We cannot expect the church to be more unified, burdened, blessed, Christlike, etc.…

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