Philippians 2: 1-11: Jesus Christ's Humility

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Christ’s Humility Jesus Christ is the supreme exemplification of humility. He became a man to expose himself to the world. Philippians 2:7, “being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a man,” Jesus freely deposited his rights aside, in order to become a human and serve the essentials of mankind. Which made him submit to death. Jesus Christ’s exemplifies humility for Christians by boring an agonizing death of humiliation, in order to provide our requirements.
In my view, Philippians 2: 1-11, is an excellent source which enables the Christian to reflect on humility. Jesus Christ takes the nature of a human servant, in order to serve man. Jesus is awesome, unselfish and continues to love us unconditionally. What’s more,

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