Chapter IV – The Character of Christ: The Form of God
Part II – The Character of Christ Who? And… Well, Why? For let this disposition be in you, which is in Christ Jesus also, Who, being inherently in the form of God… hos (WHO) en (IN) morphe (FORM) theou (OF-God/OF-PLACER) huparchon (belongING/being-inherently) We may finally begin sifting through the grammatical evidence found in these verses which contribute to our discussion. In the previous section, we considered the fact that Paul is speaking of a current disposition in Christ Jesus, that we may presently adapt to this current disposition as well – to make ourselves low. Paul will now give the primary example of this humility as demonstrated in this One’s journey. Paul begins his build toward Christ’s humility with the word “Who.” Christ is, of course, the Who in question. In learning of our Lord’s action, here, we will be able to recognize the fullest demonstration of humility that God has ever willed. And, with how central this humility is to Christ’s character, we will...