9 But we do see Him who was made for a little while lower than the angels, namely, Jesus, because of His suffering death crowned with glory and honour, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone. 10 For it was fitting for Him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many …
Propositional Analysis Gems
Bible Gem 2044 – How Did You Hear the News? – Take Heed! (Heb 2:1-4)
1For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it. 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every violation and act of disobedience received a just punishment, 3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at first spoken through the Lord, …
Bible Gem 2043 – For This Reason . . . What Reason? (Hebrews 2:1-4)
1For this reason we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away from it. 2 For if the word spoken through angels proved unalterable, and every violation and act of disobedience received a just punishment, 3 how will we escape if we neglect so great a salvation? After it was at first spoken through the Lord, …
Bible Gem 1994 – So Rejoice and Be Considerate (Phil 4:4-7)
Stand Firm, Don’t Worry, Pray About Everything So then3, my friends, how dear you are to me and how I miss you! How happy you make me, and how proud I am of you!—this, dear friends, is how you should stand firm in your life in …
Bible Gem 1977 – Did Paul Actually Care About the Greek Games? (Phil 3:12-14)
I don’t mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection1 for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting …
Bible Gem 1975 – Unpacking Paul’s ‘Running the Race’ Word Picture (Phil 3:12-14)
It’s not that I have already reached this goal or have already become perfect. But I keep pursuing it, hoping somehow to embrace it just as I have been embraced by the Messiah Jesus. Brothers, I do not consider myself to have embraced it yet. …
Bible Gem 1931 – He Emptied Himself and Humbled Himself (Phil 2:7-8)
but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross. Phil 2:7-8 Before we can move on to verse …
Bible Gem 1930 – To What Extent Did Jesus Empty Himself? (Phil 2:7)
but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men; Phil 2:7 This particular verse is so interesting. We can approach it from a layman’s (lay person’s) point of view and look at what “Jesus emptied Himself” actually means? …
Bible Gem 1925 – Our First Steps at Working Out Paul’s Mind (Phil 2:5-8)
Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the …
Bible Gem 1924 – The Majestic Passage Laid Out and Aligned to Show the Connections (Phil 2:5-11)
Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the …