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Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. The term kenosis refers to the doctrine of Christ’s “self-emptying” in His incarnation. The word comes from the Greek of Philippians 2:7, which says that Jesus “emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men” (ESV). The word translated “emptied” is a form of kenoó, from which we get ...
- What is Kenoticism / Kenotic Theology
Kenotic theology or kenotic Christology, first introduced in...
- What is The Hypostatic Union
In both, Jesus’ actions were from His one Person. Jesus had...
- What is Kenoticism / Kenotic Theology
Jesus was the “Word” of God before he was made flesh (John 1:14). He was a mighty one (a god) serving in the things pertaining to (THE) God and he has had this privilege since the very beginning of time. He had a level of glory and in a very unique position as being “the only begotten from the Father.”. Jehovah had no beginning but is ...
Sep 8, 2014 · He who hung the stars in the sky, came to dwell in a lowly manger. He who created man became a man. He who created the earth came to walk on the earth. He who men bow to worship, stooped to wash His disciples feet. He who created the sun to shine, died in darkness that we could dwell in His light.
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.
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 15, 2021 · Isaiah 7:14 reads, “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name, Immanuel.” This truth is reiterated in Matthew 1:23. Jesus’ very name means God with us. He could not be such without having the full attributes of God (John 17:5, Colossians 2:9, Titus 2:13).
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In the heavenly realms Jesus is all-loved and all-worshipped and all-respected. However, on earth Jesus intentionally put himself into the hands of his own creation. Born into a borrowed feed trough in a borrowed stable, he gave up the trappings and furnishings of God. Then, as a child like us, Jesus submitted to perhaps the ultimate indignity ...
