St. Paul gives us another way to think about how Jesus saves us (Philippians 2:6-11.) To oversimplify, Jesus empties himself by becoming one of us even to death on a cross and God fills him up with the new life of resurrection. "Jesus emptied himself, taking the form of a slave, human like one of us....For this very reason God lifted him high and gave him the name above all names." That name is "Yahweh," the Hebrew proper name for God.
Jesus within us enables us to empty ourselves of selfishness so he can use us to create community filled with God's love.
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