More wisdom from Dr. Packer on the incarnation of Jesus:

“We talk glibly of the “Christmas spirit,” rarely meaning more by this than sentimental jollity on a family basis. But what we have said makes it clear that the phrase should in fact carry a tremendous weight of meaning. It ought to mean the reproducing in human lives of the temper of him who for our sakes becaome poor at the first Christmas. And the Christmas spirit itself out got to be the mark of every Christian all the year round.” (p. 63)

“For the Christian Spirit is the spirit of those who, like their Master, live their whole lives on the principle of making themselves–poor–spending and being spent–to enriush their fellow humans giving time, trouble, care, and concer, to do good to others–and not just htei own friends00in wahtever way there seems need.” (p. 64)

Sounds like Philippians 2:5-7,

“Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.”

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