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Philippians 2: 5, 6
5) Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:
6) Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God
The home planet of Cybertron is running low on an energy source, called Energon cubes, to keep the alien races of the Autobots and the Decepticons alive. They find their way to earth via their space travels to gather the energy within the earth to maintain their alien species. However, for these robots to remain on earth they must morph into something that is on earth to hide their true identity. The Autobots typically take on the form of motor vehicles whereas the Decepticons take on the form of anything from a gun to fighter jet planes. When these alien robots are stealth among the earth’s human race, they remain in the form of whatever automobile or other device they chose. However, when they want to be themselves they must transform from the host shape to their true form.
Paul writes in the second chapter of Philippians that as true believers of Jesus Christ we must go through a point that we lose our minds! Yes. You must lose your mind. In an everyday manner if a person were to make this proclamation about another it would mean the person in reference is: insane, possibly crazy and deranged, does not have any common sense or intelligence. But may I steer you in a uncommon manner for a moment here that I may get you to see and understand that the Apostle Paul was not denoting the mind in your thought process but he was indicating that you as a follower and believer of Jesus Christ should follow His model and pattern in humility. The apostle proposes Christ as the great pattern and prototype of humbleness, meekness and modesty. The Apostle Paul makes cases of Christ’s human nature, and in his subjection to all that meanness that he faced, and death itself, even the death of the cross and then engages you as saints to lowliness of mind, in imitation of Jesus Christ; to show forth the same temper and disposition of mind in your practice.
In case you were wondering how it was the Jesus Christ was able to do this, take a look at how the Apostle Paul describes Jesus’ metamorphoses in the next verse; it reads, “Who, being in the form of God…” Jesus was here in the human flesh displaying humility; but just as the Autobots and Decepticons were ‘robots in disguised’ there was more than meets the eye with Jesus because He was also in the form of God. John penned in the opening of his writing, “In the beginning was the Word, the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” John wrote that because the revelation was before Him that Jesus, being the Son of God, was there with God when this all began. Not only that, but Paul catches the same revelation and acknowledges that because Jesus is the Son of God, He has no problem and there is no crime to declare to say or show He was equal to God. Jesus has the same perfections, as eternity, omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, immutability and self-existence: therefore, Jesus has the same glorious names as God: the mighty God, the true God, the living God, God over all, Jehovah, the Lord of glory… the same works of creation and providence are ascribed to Him and the same worship, homage and honor given Him. It is time that we transform, morph or alter who we are to become more like Christ. When we are before others their needs to be and should be more than meets the eye concerning our conversation, our walk and our lifestyle as baptized believers! Have you begun to transform?
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