About this episode

Rev. Dr. Wade Allen discusses the completion of the Christ Hymn and the significance of humility in the Christian faith.

Paul completes the Christ Hymn by announcing that because Jesus humbled himself to death on a cross, God exalted him to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name. Rooted in Isaiah 45, the confession that Jesus Christ is Lord is both a cosmic declaration and a daily posture, one that calls the congregation to seek neither power nor prestige but to humble themselves as Christ humbled himself.

People in this episode

Guest: Rev. Dr. Wade Allen

Topics covered

• humility
• Christian doctrine
• exaltation
• spiritual posture
• congregational teaching

Keywords

• Christ Hymn
• humility
• exaltation
• Jesus Christ
• Isaiah 45
• Christianity
• spirituality

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Christ Hymn, Isaiah 45

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