Christ in His Humanity

[Peter Debelak]

Perhaps I will overstep here, since my topic will not, on its face, be about Lee or Nee's theology. But I have been considering Phillipians 2:

5 Have this mind in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

6 who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped,

7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;

8 and being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, becoming obedient even unto death, yea, the death of the cross.

Humility.

As a man, Christ exhibited innumerable beautiful virtues. Thing is, I can't think of any which weren't expressions of His divine attributes: love, righteousness, holiness, boldness, kindness, etc... - except one: humility.

I don't see any reason for the divine to be humble intrinsically. It is a uniquely human attribute (as rare as it is). I wonder if the source of any true humility is bred by an inability (or difficulty) to do the Fathers will. The prayer in Gethsemane is poignant. Obedience is a uniquely human task, and a uniquely human difficulty. Our Christ felt that difficultly intensely. It issued in humility - an emptying. His one virtue that was born purely from the human experience.

First, thought on accuracy of that?

Second, if you agree, what story is told by that?

Peter