BENEDICT XVI . GENERAL AUDIENCE. Wednesday, 26 October 2005 . Canticle Phil 2,6-11 Jesus Christ is Lord! Evening Prayer - Sunday of Week Fourth. 1. Once again, following the itinerary proposed by the Liturgy of Vespers with various Psalms and Canticles, we have heard resound the wonderful and fundamental hymn St Paul inserted into the Letter to the Philippians (2: 6-11). The verses that follow the Christ hymn draw upon the call to live as a slave or servant in the pattern of Christ, which is the focus of the first half of the Christ hymn (2:6-8): “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” (2:12), words that express living in Christ and in the presence of God. The hymn changes its subject from Debate about the Interpretation of Philippians 2:6-11, The EN English Deutsch Français Español Português Italiano Român Nederlands Latina Dansk Svenska Norsk Magyar Bahasa Indonesia Türkçe Suomi Latvian Lithuanian český русский български العربية Unknown The so-called ‘Christ hymn’ of Phil. 2.5-11 has maintained great scholarly interest for over a century, with monographs and articles continuing to appear that seek to address important critical issues. Questions including the pre-existence of Christ and ‘kenotic theology’ have digressed and been revived with the invocation of numerous tension in Philippians 2:12, 13. Following an overview of the themes in the Great Controversy, consideration will be given to its appearance in the writings of Paul and more specifically in his letter to the Philippians. Thereafter, examination will be made of the Philippians 2:12, 13 text in its immediate kenosis hymn context. 4. with a The first view is in line with traditional Christian understandings of Christ in that verses 2:5-11 are expressing three stages where Christ is in a pre-existent state, then Christ empties himself by becoming human and then Christ is exalted. Another approach is offered by James D.G. Dunn who gives a useful summary of his view in his article NR9WHZ.

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