INTRO The divinity and humanity of Jesus Christ was debated early on with the first attempt to solve a Christological problem within the Roman Empire during the fourth century under the rule of Constantine. The argument of the empire was whether Jesus Christ was either God or man. The Council of Nicea decided Jesus is wholly God and wholly man, and came up with a creed recited among believers to verify one held a correct orthodox belief. Unfortunately, there is a different debate on the humanity and deity of Christ, but the ability to have councils within evangelical churches as a whole is impossible due to not having a central connections or universal church. Although the Council of Nicea settled the nature of Jesus being God and human, it never attempted to explain how the two natures coalesce. Nonetheless, the current argument began in the nineteenth century which claimed Jesus gave up His divine …show more content…
The controversy of the incarnation and merging of two natures of our Lord Jesus Christ is within Philippians 2:5-11. The Christological debate is centered on whether Jesus emptied His divine attributes or not. Yet, Paul was never trying to teach the Philippians the doctrine of the incarnation in the aforementioned verses, he was simply exhorting the recipients to be united and act upon humility. Moreover, Paul was not attempting to settle a debate within the Philippian church. Paul wanted them to not think of themselves and to think about others first. Incidentally and fortunately, Paul has provided the open door for discussion and debate of how a wholly human, wholly God being could come together without violating the nature of humanity or deity. The kenosis in Philippians 2:5 is the ultimate act of humility, Jesus Christ leaving the highest position of authority within the Godhead to become the lowest position, a bond-servant