Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
Verse 6. Who being in the form of God. There is scarcely any passage in the New Testament which has given rise to more discussion than this. The importance of the passage on the question of the Divinity of the Saviour will be perceived at once; and no small part of the point of the appeal by the apostle depends, as will be seen, in...
Translate, "Who subsisting (or existing, namely, originally: the Greek is not the simple substantive verb, 'to be') in the form of God (the divine essence is not meant: but the external self-manifesting characteristics of God, the form shining forth from His glorious essence).
The great law of Christ's kingdom is mutual love, and this must show itself in like-mindedness. When we have tasted consolation in Christ, we prove it by loving one another; the sweetness we find in Him should sweeten our spirits toward His people.
AI summary
Commenting on Philippians 2:1-11