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who, existing in the form of God, didn`t consider it robbery to be equal with God,
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Christ's Essential Divinity
Commentators overwhelmingly agree that the phrase 'in the form of God' refers to Christ's essential nature, not just a temporary appearance. The Greek word 'morphe' signifies the fundamental being of a thing. This means that before His incarnation, Jesus existed in the very nature of God, possessing full divinity and equality with the Father.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Who being in the form of God. There is scarcely any passage in the New Testament that has given rise to more discussion than this one. The…
Being (υπαρχων). Rather, "existing," present active participle of υπαρχω. In the form of God (εν μορφη θεου). Μορφη means the esse…
19th Century
Anglican
Being in the form of God.—
The word “being” is here the more emphatic of the two words so translated, which lays s…
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Baptist
But every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, thought it …
Christ’s preincarnate status is then stated. Two assertions are made: He was “in very nature God” (lit., “in the form [GK 3671] of God”), and he di…
16th Century
Protestant
Since he was in the form of God. This is not a comparison between similar things, but one of greater and lesser. Christ’s humilit…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Who being in the form of God The Father; being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person. Thi…
The example of our Lord Jesus Christ is set before us. We must resemble him in his life if we are to have the benefit of his death. Notice the two …
13th Century
Catholic
After giving his exhortation, the Apostle urges them to the virtue of humility according to Christ’s example. First, he exhorts them to follow the …
