Section 5
given to murmuring, and the husbands to rea soning. Because we all are troubled by murmur ings or reasonings, we need the kind of salvation that can rescue us, not only from God's condem nation and from the lake of fire, but also from our murmurings and reasonings. This means that we need a subjective, moment-by-moment salvation.
We have seen that, as our pattern, Christ emptied Himself and humbled Himself and also was exalted and glorified by God. Sisters, do you think that while you are murmuring, God will come in to exalt you? Brothers, do you believe that while you are reasoning, God will come in to glorify you? Surely God will not exalt us or glorify us when we are murmuring or reason ing. Oh, we need salvation from murmurings and reasonings!
Both murmurings and reasonings are signs of rebellion and disobedience. In verse 12 Paul says that the Philippians "have always obeyed." We also need to obey—to obey Christ as our pat tern. As the One who became our pattern, the Lord Jesus did not murmur or reason. Instead, He emptied Himself and humbled Himself. Now we must obey this pattern, realizing that Christ does not murmur or reason, but empties Himself