Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: — Philippians 2:6
This verse shows me Christ’s essence. Jesus existed in the form of God-He was, is, and always will be God. He did not become God; He is God. “In him should all fulness dwell” (Colossians 1:19). The idea that Christ emptied Himself of His deity is not Scriptural. He remained fully God. Yet, He did not cling to the glory of heaven. He willingly laid aside the visible expression of that glory. He was fully God and fully man. He experienced hunger, thirst, and weariness, yet without ceasing to be God.
This verse shows me Christ’s essence. Jesus existed in the form of God-He was, is, and always will be God. He did not become God; He is God. “In him should all fulness dwell” (Colossians 1:19). The idea that Christ emptied Himself of His deity is not Scriptural. He remained fully God. Yet, He did not cling to the glory of heaven. He willingly laid aside the visible expression of that glory. He was fully God and fully man. He experienced hunger, thirst, and weariness, yet without ceasing to be God.