God the Son, Student Workbook, SW10

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G O D T H E S O N

I. The Humiliation of Jesus Christ

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Phil. 2.6-8 - . . . who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, [7] but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant,[a] being born in the likeness of men. [8] And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. Gal. 4.4-5 - But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, [5] to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.

By means of a tree, we were made debtors to God. Likewise, by means of a tree [the cross], we can obtain the remission of our debt. ~ Irenaeus (c. 180, E/W), 1.545. David W. Bercot, ed. A Dictionary of Early Christian Beliefs . Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1998. p. 184.

A. Humiliation in the Incarnation: the self-emptying of Jesus Christ

1. He gave up his equality with God.

a. Giving up the presence of the Father and the Spirit

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b. Form of spirit and infinite glory

2. He made himself nothing and took the form of a servant (in human likeness).

a. Born of a woman in dramatically humble surroundings

b. Raised in anonymity (no one knew who he was for the majority of his life)