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The simplest way to explain the self-emptying of Christ is that He set aside His own life as an act of total obedience to the will of the Father through the power of the Holy Spirit. He didn’t cease to be God in any sense. He was always fully God, or truly God, as R.C. used to like to say. He was truly God and truly man.
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We need to understand that following Jesus means following him as a servant who humbles himself -- or we'll never really understand him. So let's begin as Paul sets up the issues in the first few verses. This passage has six sections: An appeal to Christ's blessings and benefits (2:1) A call to unity (2:2) A warning against selfishness (2:3a)
46 Bible Verses about emptiness. Most Relevant Verses. Isaiah 45:18. Verse Concepts. For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens (He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it a waste place, but formed it to be inhabited), “I am the Lord, and there is none else. Habakkuk 2:14. Verse Concepts.
What does Philippians 2:7 mean? Rather than coming to earth to demand others serve Him, Jesus "emptied himself." This does not mean Jesus stopped being God. Rather than coming the first time as a king, Jesus chose not to exhibit His unlimited powers. He came to serve rather than to be served (Matthew 20:28; Mark 10:45).
Jan 4, 2022 · 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).
If ‘Euodia’ were to truly bear the aroma of Christ (2 Cor. 2:15) in the world and if ‘Syntyche’ were to be an ‘ornament’ for the gospel (Titus 2:10), the self-emptying life is the only way to the glory that matters.
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Oct 8, 2015 · what does Paul mean by "emptied himself"? Does he mean God "puts aside" his divine attributes when he takes the form of Jesus? Do the other letters of Paul help provide insight as to what he has in mind?
