Chapter VII – The Character of Christ: His Humiliation
For let this disposition be in you, which is in Christ Jesus also, Who, being inherently in the form of God, deems it not pillaging to be equal with God, nevertheless empties Himself, taking the form of a slave, coming to be in the likeness of humanity, and, being found in fashion as a human, He humbles Himself… kai (AND) schEmati (to-FIGURE) heuretheis (BEING-FOUND) hOs (AS) anthrOpos (HUMAN) etapeinOsen (HE-causeS-LOW) heauton (Himself) Fashion As we enter into verse eight, we can now appreciate the full breadth of Christ’s emptying. As noted in the previous article, Christ’s emptying comprised of three successive participles – taking the form of a slave, coming to be in the likeness of humanity, and now being found in fashion as a human. What does it mean to be “found, in fashion, as a man?” The word “fashion,” used in Phil. 2:8, is schema, or, with the Greek elements, “FIGURE.” He is the figure of a man – the five senses take precede...