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Notes on Jesus being "in the form of God" not being a "form of God." which I think Modalism teaches.
" since Christ alone was “inherently [lit., “inhering,” i.e., existing by right] in the form of God,” He, accordingly, “deem[ed] it not pillaging to be equal with God” (Phil.2:6,7). Since Christ is the Son of God, He is a Being distinct from God (the Father) . Christ therefore was not equal to God in an identification-of-person sense; instead, the appearance of Christ was in a form which is to be identified as that which is proper to Deity. To all appearances, Christ was the same as, or “equal to,” God. We are not told that Christ is a Form of God (and, therefore, that Christ is a mere Form, instead of a tangible, actual Being). Instead, we are told that God’s Anointed, Christ,before He emptied Himself, was “inherently in the form of God” (Phil.2:6). Form refers not to inward essence but merely to external appearance (e.g., 2 Tim.3:5). The form of God was not a manifestation of what Christ was in Himself, but a representation of His God. His glory consisted not in actually being the Deity, but in possessing the visible appearance through which God had chosen to manifest Himself.
An image is not the same as the original, although Jesus represented the Original, who is the invisible God, the Father. The Father is before all and He is the originator of all. My belief is that if Jesus has a God, He is not the Supreme God, the Father, the One He calls His God. Jesus distinguishes Himself from the Only True God who sent Him.
John 17
Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal (aionios) life. This is eternal life (aionios), that they may know You, the only true God,and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
God bless.
Last edited by ShanaBrown; 10-12-2014 at 09:29 AM..
Notes on Jesus being "in the form of God" not being a "form of God." which I think Modalism teaches.
" since Christ alone was “inherently [lit., “inhering,” i.e., existing by right] in the form of God,” He, accordingly, “deem[ed] it not pillaging to be equal with God” (Phil.2:6,7).
Since Christ is the Son of God, He is a Being distinct from God (the Father) . Christ therefore was not equal to God in an identification-of-person sense; instead, the appearance of Christ was in a form which is to be identified as that which is proper to Deity. To all appearances, Christ was the same as, or “equal to,” God. We are not told that Christ is a Form of God (and, therefore, that Christ is a mere Form, instead of a tangible, actual Being). Instead, we are told that God’s Anointed, Christ,before He emptied Himself, was “inherently in the form of God” (Phil.2:6). Form refers not to inward essence but merely to external appearance (e.g., 2 Tim.3:5). The form of God was not a manifestation of what Christ was in Himself, but a representation of His God. His glory consisted not in actually being the Deity, but in possessing the visible appearance through which God had chosen to manifest Himself.
An image is not the same as the original, although Jesus represented the Original, who is the invisible God, the Father. The Father is before all and He is the originator of all. My belief is that if Jesus has a God, He is not the Supreme God, the Father, the One He calls His God. Jesus distinguishes Himself from the Only True God who sent Him.
John 17
Jesus spoke these things; and lifting up His eyes to heaven, He said, “Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son, that the Son may glorify You, even as You gave Him authority over all flesh, that to all whom You have given Him, He may give eternal (aionios) life. This is eternal life (aionios), that they may know You, the only true God,and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.
God bless.
Shaliach...
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Since Christ is the Son of God, He is a Being distinct from God (the Father) . Christ therefore was not equal to God in an identification-of-person sense; instead, the appearance of Christ was in a form which is to be identified as that which is proper to Deity. To all appearances, Christ was the same as, or “equal to,” God. 
