The Christian attitude
"Have among yourselves the same attitude that is also yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped. Rather, he emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, coming in human likeness; and found human in appearance, he humbled himself, becoming obedient to death, even death on a cross." (Philippians 2:5-8) Saint Paul's profound Christological hymn in the Letter to the Philippians vividly encapsulates the humility, obedience, and self-emptying love exemplified perfectly by Jesus Christ. This passage reveals Christ's divine nature alongside His radical humility, underscoring the mystery of the Incarnation as the definitive model of authentic Christian living. Paul invites believers to embrace this attitude, emphasizing that genuine discipleship involves imitating Christ's humility, sacrificial love, and obedience to the Father's will. Through the profound act of kenosis—self-emptying—Chris...