Originally Posted by Robin
It helps me to look at His "emptying Himself" (Phil 2:7) not as empting Himself of anything, but rather emptying Himself into the form of a servant...

He lost none of His own divine nature in the incarnation. He simply became a servant, obedient even to the point of death on the cross.
Yes, this is part of what is known as Christ's "humiliation"; not as in ridiculed, but rather in His ultimate humility, not blatantly and arrogantly asserting Himself as God. The Son became flesh, taking upon Himself a human nature, part of that which He created, subjecting Himself to not only all manner of temptation, rejection of men, but even death itself, suffering the eternal wrath of God as a sinner, though without any personal sin, but for the sins of His people for whom He came to save.

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simul iustus et peccator

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