Let us turn again to the Word
of God. Turn to Philippians chapter 2.
I'll just read verses 5 to 11 once again. Philippians 2 verses
5 to 11. Let this mind be in you, which
was also in Christ Jesus. who, being in the form of God,
thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but made himself
of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and
was made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion as
a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name, that
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow of things in heaven
and things in earth and things under the earth and that every
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of
God the Father it's really verse 5 which I'll concentrate on this
morning the Lord helping me I trust with his blessing and approbation
Verse 5 of Philippians chapter 2, let this mind be in you which
was also in Christ Jesus. Let this mind be in you which
was also in Christ Jesus. The apostle Paul wrote this epistle
to the Philippians in the year AD 62 or 63 when he was in prison. for the sake of the gospel, it's
one of the prison epistles along with Ephesians and Colossians
and Philemon, and it's evident that the apostle had a very high
regard and affection for the church there at Philippi. We see that from chapter 1, verse
3, I thank my God upon every remembrance of you always in
every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy for
your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now
and verse 8 of that chapter for God is my record how greatly
I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ he had evidently
had a an affection and a concern for this
church He'd been specially called by God to preach the Gospel there
in Macedonia. In Acts chapter 16 we read of
his call to preach the Gospel there, at verse 9. And a vision appeared to Paul
in the night. There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him,
saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. And after he had
seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia,
assuredly gathering. But the Lord had called us for
to preach the gospel unto them. And so Paul came to Philippi.
Philippi was the chief city, the capital city of that part
of Macedonia. It was there that Lydia was converted
and her household and it was there that the jailer and all
that were in his house were converted. Such were the small beginnings
of the gospel church there at Philippi." Now, in his absence,
Paul is concerned for this church at Philippi. He's concerned lest
the things that had happened to him would be a cause of discouragement
to them. And so he writes in chapter 1
at verse 12, but I would ye should understand, brethren, that the
things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the
furtherance of the gospel." He urges the church to pray for
him, that the name of the Lord Jesus Christ might continue to
be glorified by him and in him. For I know that this shall turn
to my salvation through your prayer and the supply of the
Spirit of Jesus Christ, according to my earnest expectation and
my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all
boldness, as always, so now also, Christ shall be magnified in
my body, whether it be by life or by death. The apostle would, in his absence
provoke the church unto love and to good works again there
in chapter 1 verse 9 and this i pray that your love may yet
that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and
in all judgment that ye may approve things that are excellent, that
ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ,
being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by
Jesus Christ unto the glory and praise of God. And so, there is in this epistle
an exhortation to unity. Verse 27 of chapter 1. Only let
your conversation Be, as it becometh the gospel of Christ, that whether
I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs,
that ye stand fast in one spirit and with one mind, striving together
for the faith of the gospel. Believers are to adorn the doctrine
of God our Saviour in all things. Our conversation, that is, our
manner of living, our behaviour, is to be as it becometh the gospel
of Christ. Our conversation as a church
and as believers becometh the gospel of Christ when we stand
fast in one spirit and when we strive together with one mind
for the faith of the gospel. We are to strive Together, we are to be steadfast,
unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord. We are
to strive together, that is, with one another, not against
one another. Disunity is always a blemish
on the testimony of a church and it does not become the gospel
of Christ. We are to live peaceably with
all men, are we not? Well how much more then with
those who are of the household of faith? And so Paul writes
to the Thessalonians and be at peace among yourselves. Now it's true that we all have
different views and different opinions about a great number
of things. And it may be that offence might
be caused when we express some of our views. Some might take
offence at something we do or say. We might take offence at
something somebody else says or does or doesn't do. We're not always in agreement
about everything, are we? Well, how we need then to heed
the apostolic precept as we have it in Colossians Chapter 3, But
on therefore as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels
of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering,
forbearing one another and forgiving one another, if any man have
a quarrel against any, even as Christ forgave you, so also do
ye. The Apostle presses home his
exultation to unity here in Philippians chapter 2. If there be therefore
any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship
of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies fulfill you, my joy
that you be like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord,
of one mind. There is secondly in this epistle
an exhortation to fortitude in the face of suffering or persecution. Again at the end of chapter 1
we read, and in nothing terrified by your adversaries, which is
to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation and that
of God. For unto you it is given in the
behalf of Christ not only to believe on him, but also to suffer
for his sake. having the same conflict which
he saw in me as now here to be in me. Faith is the gift of God. For unto you it is given to believe
on him. And where faith is given, there
will also be the trial of your faith. And there will be the
good fight of faith too. for unto you it is given in the
behalf of Christ not only to believe on him but also to suffer
for his sake for the true believer in the
Lord Jesus Christ there will be conflicts both within and
without and all these things are appointed as Paul says to
the Thessalonians that no man should be moved by these afflictions
for yourselves know that we are appointed thereunto we are appointed
thereunto yes, you see, it is given in the behalf of Christ
not only to believe on him but also to suffer for his sake or the world hates us because
we are not of the world as the Lord Jesus Christ has forewarned
us and in John 15 If ye were of
the world, the world would love his own. But because ye are not
of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore
the world hateth you. When men oppose us for the word
of God and for the testimony of Jesus Christ, it is an evidence
of their reprobation. and it serves to heighten our
assurance of God's electing love toward us. It is to them an evident
token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God. Here then in this epistle is
an exhortation to fortitude, and there is thirdly in this
epistle an exhortation to humility. Let nothing be done through strife
or vain glory, but in lowliness of mind, let each esteem other
better than themselves. The opposite to humility is vainglory
or pride. Vainglory is that lust of the
human heart which seeks after the applause of men, that loves
the praise of men more than the praise of God. It is that spirit
that loveth to have the preeminence above the disciples. It is to honour oneself, and
it is very dishonouring to God. For God resisted the proud, but
giveth grace to the humble. The antidote to vainglory or
pride is humility, or as it is spoken of here by the Apostle,
lowliness of mind. Lowliness of mind. If we are
those who are lowly of mind, then we will not think of ourselves
more highly than we ought to think. We will esteem other better
than ourselves. There is an exaltation to humility
in this epistle, and there is, fourthly, an exaltation to mutual
care and concern. Verse four, look not every man
on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Now, of course, we're not to
be busybodies in other men's matters. But we are to bear one
another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. So Paul says
here, look not every man on his own things, but every man also
on the things of others. Matthew Henry says, we must love
our neighbour as ourselves and make his case our own. The commentator
Albert Barnes says, We are to feel that the spiritual interests
of everyone in the Church is, in a certain sense, our own interest. The Church is one. It is confederated
together for a common object. Each one is entrusted with a
portion of the honour of the whole. And the conduct of one
member affects the character of all. We are therefore to promote
in every way possible the welfare of every other member of the
church. If they go astray, we are to admonish and entreat them.
If they are in error, we are to instruct them. If they are
in trouble, we are to aid them. Every member of the church has
a claim on the sympathy of his brethren and should be certain
of always finding it when his circumstances are such as to
demand it. Look not every man on his own
things, but every man also on the things of others. There is an exhortation here
to mutual care and concern and sympathy. Well, as we come to
the words of our text here in verse five, let this mind be
in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, we shall consider two
things in relation to these exhortations of the Apostle. Firstly the mind
of Christ and then secondly the mind of the believer. Let this
mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. Paul has much
to say about the mind in this epistle. There are, I counted
them up, nine references in total to the mind throughout this epistle
and that's not including what's written in chapter four If there
be any virtue and if there be any praise, think on these things. So firstly then, the mind of
Christ. The mind of Christ. Let this
mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Paul says before
the Philippians, the Lord Jesus Christ as the supreme example
for believers to follow as he exhorts them to unity, to fortitude,
to humility, and to love. You notice that he doesn't set
before them the law, the Ten Commandments. That's not the
believer's rule of life. The believer's rule of life is
the gospel. The gospel containing the sum and substance and glory
of all the laws. which God ever promulgated from
his throne. We're not driven by the rod of
Moses, no. We are led and we are drawn by
the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. This is what it is to
be not under the law but under grace. Christ is set before us
as the one that we are to follow, whose example we are to follow.
For even hereunto were ye called, says Peter, because Christ also
suffered for us, leaving us an example that you should follow
His steps. The Church is that redeemed company
which follow the Lamb with us wherever He going. And so the
Apostle here says, let this mind be in you which was also in Christ
Jesus. the Lord Jesus Christ clearly
had and indeed he still has a concern for the unity of the church and
for his churches as we see from his high priestly prayer in John
17 that they all may be one as thou father art in me and I in
thee that they also may be one in us that the world may believe
that thou hast sent and the glory which thou gavest me I have given
them that they may be one even as we are one. I in them and
thou in me that they may be made perfect in one. Now if Christ
had a care and concern for the unity of the church then surely
we as believers in him and followers of him should have that same
care and concern for the unity of the church. and see the example of unity
which the Lord Jesus here uses in that prayer that they may
be one even as we are one oh there is a unity in the Godhead
I and my father are one Jesus said and this is the example
of the unity which Christ would see in his church that they may
be one even as we are one. And you know the Lord Jesus Christ
has died that his people might be made one by his death upon
the cross. The Lord Jesus Christ has brought
about a unity between elect Jew and elect Gentile. Ephesians
2.14 for he is our peace, who hath
made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition
between us, having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even
the law of commandments contained in ordinances, for to make in
himself of twain one new man, so making peace, and that he
might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having
slain the enmity thereby, and came and preached peace to you
which were afar off, that's to you Gentiles, and to them that
were nigh, the Jews. For through him we both have
access by one Spirit unto the Father." Such is the concern for the unity
of his Church. Christ has suffered death to
procure it. Let this mind be in you which
was also in Christ Jesus. And secondly, what an example
of fortitude or patience in suffering we see displayed in our Lord
Jesus. Again, Peter speaks of Christ as our example in this. 1 Peter 2 and verse 21. For even
hereunto were ye called because Christ also hath suffered
for us, leaving us an example that ye should follow his steps,
who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth, who when
he was reviled, reviled not again. When he suffered, he threatened
not, but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously. And in chapter four of that first
epistle, Peter says, for as much then as Christ hath suffered
for us in the flesh, Arm yourselves likewise with the same mind."
Oh, there is that word again, mind. Let this mind be in you,
which was also in Christ Jesus. In his epistle to the Hebrews,
Paul again bids us to look to Christ as our example of suffering
afflictions and of patience in suffering. And let us run with
patience the race that is set before us. looking unto Jesus,
the author and finisher of our faith, who, for the joy that
was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and
is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider
him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest
ye be wearied and faint in your minds." Here is the antidote
against weariness and peevishness and faint-heartedness in the
Gospel way. looking unto Jesus. Consider
Him. Or as Paul says here in Philippians,
let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. And thirdly, what an example
of humility do we see here in our Lord Jesus Christ. Why He,
who was the Son of God from all eternity, condescended to come
into this world as a man. Let this mind be in you, which
was also in Christ Jesus, who being in the form of God, thought
it not robbery to be equal with God, but made himself of no reputation,
and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the
likeness of men. See the humble circumstances
of his birth. Though he is the Lord of all,
yet he is born in a stable. An animal's feeding trough is
his bed. Remember what Paul says in 2
Corinthians chapter 8 and verse 9, For ye know the grace of our
Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes
he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich. Or see the poverty of his life.
See the poverty of his life. The foxes have holes, and the
birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man hath not where
to lay his head. and see him wash the feet of
his disciples. There again in John's Gospel,
John 13 verse 4, he riseth from supper and laid aside his garments
and took a towel and girded himself. After that he poureth water into
a basin and began to wash the disciples' feet and to wipe them
with the towel wherewith he was girded. The king takes the place of a
servant and condescends to wash the feet of these fishermen and
tax collectors. Now hear what he says. Know ye what I have done unto
you? Ye call me master and lord, and ye say, well, for so I am.
If I then your lord and master have washed your feet, ye also
ought to wash one another's feet. For I have given you an example
that ye should do as I have done to you." In other words, let this mind
be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. Doesn't Paul say
in Romans, minds not high things, but condescend to men of low
estate. Ah, but his condescension went much lower than that. And being found in fashion as
a man, he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even
the death of the cross. Why, he humbled himself to the
grave. And that death that he died,
even the death of the cross, was a truly shameful death. It was a criminal's death, a
transgressor's death, and he was numbered with the transgressors.
it was an accursed death for it is written cursed is everyone
that hangeth on a tree it was a sacrificial death a sacrifice
for sin a sacrifice for all the sins of all his people that people
which was given to him in the eternal covenant his elect bride and walk in love as Christ also
hath loved us, and hath given himself for us, an offering and
a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling savour. It was a sacrificial
death, and we must never lose sight of the fact that it was
a voluntary death. Therefore doth my Father love
me, because I lay down my life that I might take it again. No
man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power
to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment
have I received of my Father." Oh, how willing was Jesus to
die that we fellow sinners might live the life they could not
take away. How ready was Jesus to give.
They pierced His hands and His feet. His hands and His feet,
He resigned. the pangs of his body were great
but greater the pangs of his mind. Oh let this mind be in
you which was also in Christ Jesus. John says hereby perceive
we the love of God because he laid down his life for us and
we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren. Christ is our
example He taught his disciples, didn't he? And he teaches us
still today. Ye know that the princes of the
Gentiles exercise dominion over them, and they that are great
exercise authority upon them, but it shall not be so among
you. But whosoever will be great among
you, let him be your servant. even as the Son of Man came not
to be ministered unto, but to minister and to give his life
a ransom for many. We are to learn of him, take
my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in
heart, he said. Oh, let this mind be in you,
which was also in Christ Jesus. And fourthly, under this heading,
we see in our Lord Jesus the perfect example of the care and
concern or love that we are to have for one another if we are
the Lords. What care and concern did the
Lord Jesus display when he came into this world to die for us? He saw me ruined in the fall,
yet loved me, notwithstanding all. He saved me from my lost
estate. His loving kindness, oh, how
great! The Lord Jesus declares himself
to be the example which we are to look to and which we are to
follow. Again there in John 13, verse 34, A new commandment I give unto
you, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. Mark the words, as I have loved
you, that ye also love one another. And in chapter 15, this is my commandment, that
ye love one another. Again, mark the words, as I have
loved you. Greater love hath no man than
this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. We'll see the mind of Christ.
This is the mind which is to be in each of his followers.
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. So
let us go on then to consider the mind of the believer. All
these virtues which we see in our Lord Jesus Christ, his concern
for the Church's unity, his fortitude or patience in suffering, his
humility, his love, This is the mind of Christ, and this is the
mind that is to be in us, who profess to be his people. These are the graces which we
are to seek through the Spirit. Let this mind be in you, which
was also in Christ Jesus. Now I'll remind you that it is
to this end that we are predestinated. This is the very object, or the
purpose, of the predestinating love of the Father. It is that
we should be conformed to the image of his Son. for whom he did foreknow he also
did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that
he might be the firstborn among many brethren. This is God's
good and acceptable and perfect will. If we would be partakers of his
glory hereafter, if we would be glorified with him above,
then we must have his mind here below. He that saith he abideth
in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked." There must be the renewing of
our minds and a conformity to Christ and be not conformed to
this world but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind
that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect
will of God. This is the way to a well-grounded
assurance of salvation and of confidence on the Day of Judgment. Again, as John says, herein is
our love made perfect that we may have boldness in the Day
of Judgment because as He is, so are we in this world. Oh,
this is the Christian's high calling. This is the Christian's
high calling. But do we not feel that we fall
so far short of this high calling I know I do well take heart believer because
Paul felt exactly the same Paul felt the same see what he says
there in the next chapter in chapter 3 at verse 12 not as though I had already attained
either were already perfect, but I follow after, if that I
may apprehend, that for which also I am apprehended of Christ
Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself
to have apprehended, but this one thing I do, for getting those
things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things
which are before, I press toward the mark, for the prize of the
high calling of God in Christ Jesus. What was the mark that Paul was
pressing toward? Was it not perfection in holiness
to be like Christ? In his epistle to the Hebrews
he speaks of following holiness without which no man shall see
the Lord. To Timothy he writes of following
after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. This is the perfection he is
following after. Not as though I had already attained,
either were already perfect, but I follow after. This is the
mark he is pressing toward. I press toward the mark for the
prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. And then
he goes on to say there in the next verse, doesn't he? Let us
therefore as be perfect, be thus minded. Paul was well aware that he had
not yet attained, that he was not yet perfect. See his complaint
there in Romans 7. And I believe this is the complaint
of all who are truly born of God. Romans 7 verse 18. For I know that in me, that is
to say, that is in my flesh dwelleth no good thing for to will is
present with me but how to perform that which is good I find not
for the good that I would I do not but the evil which I would
not that I do this is the complaint of every true believer in Christ
and all who are born again of the Spirit of God we have not yet attained we're
not yet already perfect but by God's grace if we are Christ's
then we are in the race with the Apostle pressing toward the
mark for the prize the race is begun here upon earth in this
life but it doesn't finish here on earth the finishing line is
in heaven we shall not become and we shall not be made sinlessly
perfect while we're here on this earth in these our mortal bodies,
no sinless perfection, perfect holiness is reserved for heaven
for it is there and it is only there in heaven that there are
the spirits of just men made perfect isn't that what John
tells us again there in his first epistle 1 John 3 verse 2 Beloved,
now are we the sons of God. And it doth not yet appear what
we shall be, but we know that when he shall appear, we shall
be like him. For we shall see him as he is. Oh, this was David's hope, was
it not? As for me, I will behold thy
face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied when I awake
with thy likeness. or we shall not be satisfied
in this life while we are here in these, our earthly tabernacles,
but we shall be satisfied when we awake in Christ's likeness. You shall change our vile body
that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according
to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things
unto himself. Now we must emphasize that the
things of which we are speaking this morning are not in us by nature, and
they cannot be produced by nature, that is, by our fallen human nature. Things
such as unity, patience, humility, Love, that is true spiritual
love. These are the gifts and graces of God, the Holy Ghost. So Paul says in Galatians, doesn't
he? But the fruit of the Spirit is
love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
meekness, temperance. Against such there is no law.
What of unity? Well, that too is of the Holy
Ghost, as you see in Ephesians, Ephesians chapter 4. I therefore
the prisoner of the Lord beseech you that ye walk worthy of the
vocation wherewith ye are called with all loneliness and meekness
with long-suffering forbearing one another in love endeavoring
to keep the unity of the spirit in the bond of peace. Because these are spiritual graces
They can only be produced by the Holy Spirit, and they will
only be produced in the hearts of those who are born of the
Spirit. Where there is the new birth, where there is the new
birth, there will be the pursuit of holiness, without which no
man shall see the Lord. Those who are not born from above,
who are yet in their natural state, in their natural fallen
condition, have no desire for these things. But the natural
man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness
unto him, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually
discerned." Now these things, these spiritual graces, can only
be produced in the hearts of those who are renewed by grace,
the grace of God, the Holy Ghost. And you know, this striving for
perfection, this pressing toward the mark, is not something we
do for our salvation, either to earn our salvation, or even
to add to our salvation. No, the Lord Jesus Christ has
done all that was necessary for our salvation. His is a perfect
work, it's a finished work. Nothing can be taken away from
it, and nothing can be added to it. He is Jehovah T'kenu, the Lord
our righteousness. He is the propitiation for our
sins. His blood cleanseth us from all
sin. His righteousness, His perfect
keeping of the law, is the robe of righteousness which covers
His church and which hides all our nakedness and all our transgressions
from view. In Christ is a complete and perfect
salvation. Nothing can be added to it, nothing
can be taken away from it. He that hath the Son hath life. He that hath not the Son of God
hath not life. And where there is this life
of God in the soul of a man, ah, there will be a thirsting,
There will be that thirsting after conformity to the image
of the Son of God. We read in Galatians 5.17, for
the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and we feel it, don't
we? That's why we cannot do the things that we would. We feel the enmity of the flesh,
our fallen nature, against the things of the Spirit. But you
know, that verse not only speaks of the flesh lusting against
the spirit, but it also speaks of the lusting of the spirit
against the flesh. And where there is the Holy Spirit,
there will be the lusting after the image of Christ in the human
soul. The Holy Spirit within us lusts
after a conformity to the image of Christ and causes us to thirst
after it and to strive for it and to press toward the mark
for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus. Or do
we not read here in chapter 2 of Philippians, for it is God which
worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, having chosen us in Christ Jesus before the foundation
of the world, having predestinated us unto the adoption of children
by Jesus Christ to Himself according to the good pleasure of His will,
sent His only begotten Son into the world to save His people
from their sins by His death and by His resurrection from
the dead. And now having redeemed us by his precious sin-atoning
death, by his precious sin-atoning blood, the Spirit is now sent
into our hearts. But when the fullness of the
time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made
under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that
we might receive the adoption of sons. And because ye are sons,
God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts,
crying, Abba, Father. It is that Spirit, the Spirit
of his Son, which worketh in us both to will and to do of
his good pleasure." And what is his good pleasure? Well, surely
it's that we should be conformed to the image of his Son. But
we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the
Lord, are changed into the same image, from glory to glory, even
as by the Spirit of the Lord. or the Word of God, the Holy
Scriptures, inspired by the Holy Ghost, is that glass in which
we behold the glory of the Lord. And in the Scripture before us
this morning, the Holy Spirit instructs us to look to Jesus,
to behold His concern for the Church's unity, to behold His
fortitude and patience in suffering, to behold His humility, to behold
his love and to follow him in all these things. Let this mind
be in you which was also in Christ Jesus. Well may the Lord bless
his word to us each, may he bless his word to each of our souls
and indeed to each of our minds. And may we by his grace receive
with meekness the engrafted word which is able to save your souls. And may we prove to be doers
of the word and not hearers only deceiving our own selves. If
the Lord will, I hope to visit the rest of this passage again
at some time in the near future, if the Lord will. Let this mind
be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form
of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, but made
himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant,
and was made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion
as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly
exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name, that
at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven,
and things in earth, and things under the earth, and that every
tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory
of God the Father. Amen.