I'm not sure I understand the question. It seems straight-forward to me that God's power wouldn't be limited, that God could appear in and/or assume any form that He desires. If it helps, the fuller Philippians 2:5-8:jenna wrote:He came to earth to die for us. if His nature did not change (divine, holy, immortal) then how could He have done this? yes i realize this is asking even more questions, sorry.Kurieuo wrote:Scripture says Jesus took upon Himself the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. (Philippians 2:7) His very nature (divine) didn't change.jenna wrote:this actually makes sense in a way. BUT. in order to be born as human, Christ would have had to change His very nature (from Being to human being) in order to be able to die.
- Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, 7 but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.
The word for "humbled" means to lower one's self in rank or authority. Trinitarians reason that Jesus was equal to God in nature, but made Himself lesser in stature or position on Earth due to a willful, selfless and loving submission of what was divinely planned to redeem humanity.
It's not that Jesus' nature changed, for indeed He will be highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth. Such, is only the sovereign right of God to be received.