Incarnate?
Philippians 2:5-11
"Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
We did this bible study in yg last week, and I've been thinking about it since then...I remember this passage so clearly from middle school, I remember highlighting it when I first read it in the bible I use for devotions, I remember falling in love with it when Professor Griffeon (my favorite prof at Calvin, by far) explained it in REL 131, and I remember studying it again this past fall for the all campus bible study. Ever since Prof Griffeon explained this passage as the "kenotic hymn," I couldn't get over its meaning. By definition: kenosis means "the renunciation of the divine nature", but more specifically it means emptying oneself. Jesus emptied His divinity, became incarnate to die on the cross. Man, when Prof Griffeon said that, I was like O_O. So when we were studying it again last week, I kept thinking, what does it mean for me to empty myself? what do I need to empty? What does it mean for me to be "incarnate"? How do I humble myself and go into the world? to which part of the world am I to go into? I don't have an answer for all of these yet, but I'm seeking Him to find 'em.
On a separate note, I started "teaching" our worship team some basic worship stuff, it made me miss being a WA a lot. I'm pretty much "teaching" from our WA training and from the session we did at Symposium. hahaha, it's a lot of fun though...I also really miss playing in a full worship band and doing english songs, it's a completely different feel, even though I love playing for our church. I think that's what I'm gonna miss the most next semester, but I told Paul that I still wanna be involved in chapel spring semester, so I'm excited.
Lastly, SUMMER SCHOOL IS OVER SOON! YAY! then it is earning money time! haha, gotta make some gold before heading out! Also, being done with summer school means mini-road trips with parents and 二姨媽！ YAY! i love travelling with 二姨媽，she makes everything funnier!
"Have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied Himself, taking the form of a bond-servant, and being made in the likeness of men. Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father."
We did this bible study in yg last week, and I've been thinking about it since then...I remember this passage so clearly from middle school, I remember highlighting it when I first read it in the bible I use for devotions, I remember falling in love with it when Professor Griffeon (my favorite prof at Calvin, by far) explained it in REL 131, and I remember studying it again this past fall for the all campus bible study. Ever since Prof Griffeon explained this passage as the "kenotic hymn," I couldn't get over its meaning. By definition: kenosis means "the renunciation of the divine nature", but more specifically it means emptying oneself. Jesus emptied His divinity, became incarnate to die on the cross. Man, when Prof Griffeon said that, I was like O_O. So when we were studying it again last week, I kept thinking, what does it mean for me to empty myself? what do I need to empty? What does it mean for me to be "incarnate"? How do I humble myself and go into the world? to which part of the world am I to go into? I don't have an answer for all of these yet, but I'm seeking Him to find 'em.
On a separate note, I started "teaching" our worship team some basic worship stuff, it made me miss being a WA a lot. I'm pretty much "teaching" from our WA training and from the session we did at Symposium. hahaha, it's a lot of fun though...I also really miss playing in a full worship band and doing english songs, it's a completely different feel, even though I love playing for our church. I think that's what I'm gonna miss the most next semester, but I told Paul that I still wanna be involved in chapel spring semester, so I'm excited.
Lastly, SUMMER SCHOOL IS OVER SOON! YAY! then it is earning money time! haha, gotta make some gold before heading out! Also, being done with summer school means mini-road trips with parents and 二姨媽！ YAY! i love travelling with 二姨媽，she makes everything funnier!
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