Each Monday, we share quotes we found encouraging, convicting, thought-provoking, or all of the above.
Persis:
Do not let the men deceive themselves and others with the assertion that the Man of the Lord, as they call Him, Who is rather our Lord and God, is without human mind. For we do not sever the Man from the Godhead, but we lay down as a dogma the Unity and Identity of Person, Who of old was not Man but God, and the Only Son before all ages, unmingled with body or anything corporeal; but Who in these last days has assumed Manhood also for our salvation; passible in His Flesh, impassible in His Godhead; circumscript in the body, uncircumscript in the Spirit; at once earthly and heavenly, tangible and intangible, comprehensible and incomprehensible; that by One and the Same Person, Who was perfect Man and also God, the entire humanity fallen through sin might be created anew...
For that which He has not assumed He has not healed; but that which is united to His Godhead is also saved.
Kim:
My Greek professor, Dr. Wayne Baxter has written a great little volume about church unity, based on Philippians. It is entitled Growing Up to Get Along: Conflict and Unity in Philippians. The subtitle gives an apt description about what the book is about. The first line of this excerpt really struck me:
Dissension and discord often follow spiritually immature Christians around because they have no deep, genuine commitment to or regard for other Christians, but only for themselves. Paul, however is clear: living the Christian life is not about independence but interdependence. Growing up to get along means that believers must practice their faith for the benefit of others and sisters. This is one of the distinguishing marks of spiritual maturity. And it is one of the factors that will enable Christians and churches to move through conflict redemptively and deal with it more effectively.
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