Philippian 2: 5-11 Representation
Modern Representation:
This modern representation is a comic strip that illustrates the content of Philippian 2:5-11. The story begins when Jesus first have the same status as god, and being worship in a similar treatment. Then, he chooses to become a human, giving up his advantages of that status, and died in crucifixion. However, his honorable death didn’t cause his downfall, his resurrection had brought him back to the same status as god again, but being a man and god at the same time.
In the first box, Jesus has the same social status as the god represented by the juxtaposition in height, while Jesus’s identity as a god is symbolized by his halo and wings. But then, in the second image, Jesus’s ‘degeneration’ of becoming a man is shown …show more content…
Noticing the two significant nature in Jesus Christ, the divine nature and human nature. Who being in form of god, receiving the divine worship from men as the eternal and only Son of God. In order to present the example of humility demonstrated by Jesus, which Jesus expressed his unwilling of using his advantages that gain from divinity, refusing to exploit his authority. Paul begins by looking at his nature and position before the incarnation, intends to be instructive and educational to Christian, living a life like Him. Paul also insists that Jesus, he made himself nothing, he “emptied” himself. Which implies the voluntary ‘degeneration’ of not using his divinity for his own benefit, undertaking the role as a servant to all human, to be a “man”. Christ’ humility and humbleness again creates his obedience to death, the shameful death on the cross – crucifixion. In Philippians, Paul shows how the Christ Jesus was ever able to achieve his greatest work of giving up power and authority, and seeking the ways of service and humanity. Paul suggests that the human nature is actually at core self – centered, contrasting with Christ’s fatal trajectory of service. “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death…” Christ, in a form of a man, or even in a lower estate, not appearing in splendor. His whole life was a life of poverty and suffering,
This modern representation is a comic strip that illustrates the content of Philippian 2:5-11. The story begins when Jesus first have the same status as god, and being worship in a similar treatment. Then, he chooses to become a human, giving up his advantages of that status, and died in crucifixion. However, his honorable death didn’t cause his downfall, his resurrection had brought him back to the same status as god again, but being a man and god at the same time.
In the first box, Jesus has the same social status as the god represented by the juxtaposition in height, while Jesus’s identity as a god is symbolized by his halo and wings. But then, in the second image, Jesus’s ‘degeneration’ of becoming a man is shown …show more content…
Noticing the two significant nature in Jesus Christ, the divine nature and human nature. Who being in form of god, receiving the divine worship from men as the eternal and only Son of God. In order to present the example of humility demonstrated by Jesus, which Jesus expressed his unwilling of using his advantages that gain from divinity, refusing to exploit his authority. Paul begins by looking at his nature and position before the incarnation, intends to be instructive and educational to Christian, living a life like Him. Paul also insists that Jesus, he made himself nothing, he “emptied” himself. Which implies the voluntary ‘degeneration’ of not using his divinity for his own benefit, undertaking the role as a servant to all human, to be a “man”. Christ’ humility and humbleness again creates his obedience to death, the shameful death on the cross – crucifixion. In Philippians, Paul shows how the Christ Jesus was ever able to achieve his greatest work of giving up power and authority, and seeking the ways of service and humanity. Paul suggests that the human nature is actually at core self – centered, contrasting with Christ’s fatal trajectory of service. “And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death…” Christ, in a form of a man, or even in a lower estate, not appearing in splendor. His whole life was a life of poverty and suffering,