Ccr Sermons

The Reality of Christmas Part Two: Death & Resurrection By Louie Marsh, 12-18-2022   Intro. Last slide bad santa   “7but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” (Philippians 2:7–8, ESV)   1) Jesus became a SERVANT to save me.   “7but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:7, ESV)   2) He did this by BECOMING a human being.   . 8And being found in human form… (Philippians 2:8a ESV)   Notice the choice of the verb, not was, but became: entered into a new state. Likeness. The word does not imply the reality of our Lord’s humanity, as μορφή form implied the reality of His deity. That fact is stated in the form of a servant. Neither is εἰκών image employed, which, for our purposes, implies substantially the same as μορφή. See on Col. 1:15. As form of a servant exhibits the inmost reality o