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To: Scotswife

He is 100% God.

The kenosis passage, though, Philippians 2:6-8, says that He did NOT consider equality with God something to be grasped but “emptied Himself” taking the very nature of a servant.


7 posted on 07/28/2007 6:52:15 AM PDT by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain And Proud of It! Those who support the troops will pray for them to WIN!)
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To: xzins

I know what it says - I just don’t see how that means he somehow lost his divine intelligence.

Jesus taught us about humility, self sacrifice.
To “empty” oneself means placing others before yourself.
Placing your own wants and needs aside.

When it is stated he did not consider equality with God to be something to be grasped at...that doesn’t mean He somehow lost His divine attributes.
If he had “emptied” Himself of his divine intelligence, how could he have properly taught us the spiritual principles he left us?

I think it is a strange, disjointed view of Him.


13 posted on 07/28/2007 7:00:33 AM PDT by Scotswife
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To: xzins

I believe is speaks specifically of Divine authority. He told Pilate that He could call down legions of angels if He wanted to. He knew very well Who He was, yet chose not to operate in that capacity.

He was constantly tempted to do it, in the wilderness by Satan, on the cross by the soldiers, (come down and save yourself!), during His ministry by the crowds who wanted a Messianic victory over Rome, it happened all the time, and I believe that it was probably His greatest temptation.


16 posted on 07/28/2007 7:05:48 AM PDT by ovrtaxt (The FairTax and the North American Union are mutually exclusive.)
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