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Dec 18, 2017 · Paul says in 1 Timothy 2:5, “There is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man” — the human — “Christ Jesus.”. So, in his divine nature, Christ was fully God. In his human nature, he was fully man. In his divine nature, he had all the essential attributes of God during his incarnation, and in his human nature ...
Jan 4, 2022 · And here we must be careful not to go beyond what Scripture says. Jesus did not empty Himself of His divine attributes—no such attributes are mentioned in the verse, and it is obvious in the gospels that Jesus possessed the power and wisdom of God. Calming the storm is just one display of Jesus’ divine power (Mark 4:39).
Aug 10, 2022 · In His “emptying”, Jesus did not lose any of His divinity but rather a temporary setting aside or restricted use of His divine attributes. By stepping down from His heavenly throne, Jesus took the form of a servant in this world and experiencing the same limitations and sufferings we do. Hebrew 4:15 says “For we do not have a high priest ...
Sep 12, 2024 · The phrase made himself of no reputation means that Jesus “emptied himself,” which is how the ESV renders the first clause of Philippians 2:7. Some have interpreted this to suggest that Jesus temporarily relinquished His divine attributes. A closer look at the context of Philippians 2:7, however, reveals a different understanding of what ...
Sep 8, 2014 · For in Christ dwelt all the fullness of the Godhead (Colossians 2:9); therefore, He was, by His power, actually able to self-limit Himself in the use of all His divine attributes. As the insightful theologian P.T. Forsyth wrote, “Christ’s emptying (self-limiting) of Himself is not regarded as the loss of true Godhead, but the condition of it.
Dec 16, 2021 · Kenoticism argues, based on the ‘self-emptying’ of Philippians 2, that Jesus gave up some of his divine attributes when he took on human flesh. However, Colossians 2:9 rejects this reading clearly: ‘in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form’. Jesus did not empty himself of his divine attributes when he became a man.
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This position holds that Jesus gave up the use, not the possession of His divine attributes. While He was fully God during His time here upon the earth He did not use any of these divine attributes. Response. The New Testament teaches that Jesus did exercise the use of His divine attributes while He was here upon the earth.
