Everyone had some great contributions on the matter, but there can only be one correct answer for test taking purposes. So, the quick answer to the pop quiz is: What Would Jesus Think?

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. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

For those of you interested in my long answer, however, here it is: Someone accused me of reductionistic excess, and in the spirit of ecumenicalism, I have to agree and disagree on that point.

Stay with me…

Some of you argue that being is doing, and doing is being, and why can’t we stop the semantic wars and just get on with it?! The reason I think this is worth quibbling about is that when we don’t exhaust the matter, we often end up with “Bono Christianity” on one end (doing without being) and proverbial Presbyterians on the other (being without much doing).

In the above text, Paul instructs us to “have this mind” which resulted ultimately in Christ’s obedience to the point of death on a cross.

Semantics, schmamantics… Thank you all for your thoughtful discussion; it’s truly been profitable to me. I hope we’ve all grown a little more in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Lovely parting gifts to all.