The word “Christology” comes from two Greek words meaning “Christ / Messiah” and “word,” which combine to mean “the study of Christ.” Christology is the study of the Person and work of Jesus Christ. There are numerous important questions that Christology answers.
Today, Dr. Conway Campbell describes how Jesus “Emptied Himself.”
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel (God with us). Isaiah 7:14
Christology Session 07: Jesus Made Himself of No Reputation by Humbling Himself at The Cross
What does it mean that Jesus made Himself of no reputation (Philippians 2:7)? The key to understanding Christ’s kenosis or “self-emptying” is to recognize that He did not lose His divinity. Rather, His kenosis was a deliberate act of humility and service. By “making himself of no reputation.”
In Philippians 2:7, Paul writes that Jesus “made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men” (KJV). 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 Paul means.
When Paul writes that Jesus “made himself of no reputation,” he is not saying that Jesus became less than God, nor is he saying that Jesus “gave up” His divine attributes during His incarnation. Instead, Paul’s focus is on Christ’s willing renunciation of His divine privilege and status as the pre-existent and eternal Son of God. Philippians 2:6–7 outlines this process: “Though he was in the form of God, [he] did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men” –Got Questions
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