2:5 你們當以基督耶穌的心為心:
2:6 他本有上帝的形像,不以自己與上帝同等為強奪的;
2:7 反倒虛己,取了奴僕的形像,成為人的樣式;
2:8 既有人的樣子,就自己卑微,存心順服,以至於死,且死在十字架上。
2:9 所以,上帝將他升為至高,又賜給他那超乎萬名之上的名,
2:10 叫一切在天上的、地上的,和地底下的,因耶穌的名無不屈膝,
2:11 無不口稱「耶穌基督為主」,使榮耀歸與父上帝。
2:6 他本有上帝的形像,不以自己與上帝同等為強奪的;
2:7 反倒虛己,取了奴僕的形像,成為人的樣式;
2:8 既有人的樣子,就自己卑微,存心順服,以至於死,且死在十字架上。
2:9 所以,上帝將他升為至高,又賜給他那超乎萬名之上的名,
2:10 叫一切在天上的、地上的,和地底下的,因耶穌的名無不屈膝,
2:11 無不口稱「耶穌基督為主」,使榮耀歸與父上帝。
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!
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.
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.
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保羅說到「你們當以基督耶穌的心為心」,是要腓立比信徒在處理和其他弟兄姐妹的關係時,要以這樣的原則來處理。因為我們是基督徒,也就是小基督的意思,當表現基督耶穌的性情。然而,基督耶穌有什麼性情呢?
就是主耶穌雖然與上帝是同等的,因為三一上帝中的三個位格本是同尊同榮。可是主耶穌為了完成上帝預備的救恩,情願謙卑取了人身來到這世界,受到人形體的限制,也經歷人的死。這死不是一般的死,是滿有羞辱及痛苦的死,就是死在十字架上,甚至還埋葬、落到陰間。在這其中,被上帝當成罪的對象來攻擊,承擔所有他所要拯救之人的罪,祂都默默承受!
但是,在完成祂為祭牲的工作之後,上帝卻又使祂得高舉,使祂的名被高舉到至高,超乎萬名之上的名,叫一切在天上的、地上的,和地底下的,無不口稱「耶穌基督為主」!這就是贊同是上帝使耶穌基督從死人中復活,使大家透過尊榮耶穌為主的時候,也將榮耀歸給上帝!
這段敘述和彼得所說的話相同:「你們年幼的,也要順服年長的。就是你們眾人也都要以謙卑束腰,彼此順服;因為上帝阻擋驕傲的人,賜恩給謙卑的人。所以,你們要自卑,服在上帝大能的手下,到了時候,他必叫你們升高。」(彼得前書5:5-6)
這告訴我們,主耶穌都伏在上帝的主權之下,我們更是要如此!因為降卑和得高升,都是在上帝的手中,我們要做的就是尊榮與順服上帝,不與人爭競。