🌍 The Kenosis Doctrine: Restoring the True Identity of the Messiah

🧭 Introduction

For centuries, institutional Christianity has taught that Jesus Christ was “Fully God and Fully Man,” a doctrine formalized in 431 A.D. at the Council of Ephesus. This framework—known as Orthodox Christology—has shaped global theology, liturgy, and identity. But it is not the original teaching of the apostles, nor is it consistent with the legal requirements of redemption laid out in Scripture.

This article presents the Kenosis Doctrine—a restorationist view that affirms Yeshua (Jesus) as fully human, born of the seed of David, whose spirit was The Word of God that emptied itself of divine attributes to fulfill the legal and covenantal mission of redemption.

📜 Scriptural Foundation: Hebrews 10:5 & Psalm 40:6–8

“Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You prepared for Me.” — Hebrews 10:5
“My ears You have opened… I delight to do Your will, O my God.” — Psalm 40:6–8

These verses reveal the legal foundation of Messiah’s mission:

YHVH did not desire ritual sacrifice—He desired obedience through a human vessel.
The “body prepared” was not a divine-human hybrid—it was a fully human body, biologically descended from King David.
The Messiah’s obedience was the fulfillment of Torah—not its abolition.

🔍 What Is Kenosis?

Kenosis comes from the Greek word kenóō, meaning “to empty.” It appears in Philippians 2:6–7:

“Who, being in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but emptied Himself…”

This passage teaches that:

The Word of God voluntarily released divine attributes.
He retained only identity and memory, entering human history as a real man.
His miracles, teachings, and obedience were performed not as God, but as a man filled with the Spirit of YHVH.

This is radical Kenosis—a full divestment of divine power, preserving only divine identity.

🧬 The Humanity of Messiah

Romans 1:3: “…born of a descendant of David according to the flesh.”
Luke 2:52: “Jesus grew in wisdom and stature…”
Hebrews 2:17: “He had to be made like His brothers in every way…”

These verses affirm:

Yeshua’s body carried the biological DNA of King David.
His soul was fully human—emotions, intellect, and will developed naturally.
His spirit was The Word of God, emptied of divine power, but retaining divine identity.

This configuration was necessary for legal redemption.

⚖️ Jurisdictional Redemption: Why Full Humanity Matters

Adam forfeited legal dominion to Satan through sin (Genesis 3).
Only a sinless human could legally reclaim that authority.
Yeshua, as the Last Adam (1 Corinthians 15:45), had to be fully human to fulfill this role.

“Since the children have flesh and blood, He too shared in their humanity so that by His death He might break the power of him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil.” — Hebrews 2:14

This is jurisdictional theology: Satan’s authority was broken legally, not mystically.

🏛️ Historical Development of Kenosis

The concept of Kenosis was first articulated by Paul in Philippians 2 (~60 A.D.).
Later theologians like W.F. Gess (19th century) developed radical Kenotic models, proposing that the Logos surrendered divine attributes entirely.
These views were rejected by Orthodox Christianity, which insisted on the hypostatic union—Jesus as one person with two natures.

But radical Kenosis is the only model that:

Preserves the legal logic of redemption
Affirms the true humanity of Messiah
Avoids the contradictions of dual-nature theology

❌ Refuting Orthodox Christology (431 A.D.)

The Council of Ephesus declared:

Jesus is “Fully God and Fully Man”
Mary is “Theotokos” (God-bearer)
The divine and human natures are united in one person

But this creates legal and theological contradictions:

If Jesus was God, His obedience was not tested.
If He retained divine power, His miracles were not human acts.
If His death was divine, it was not a legal substitution for Adam.

Orthodox Christology undermines the legal framework of redemption and replaces it with mystical theology.

📣 A Call to Truth-Seekers

Revelation 18:4 says:

“Come out of her, My people, so that you will not share in her sins…”

This is a call to leave Mystery Babylon—the institutional religion that has distorted the identity and mission of the Jewish Messiah. Truth-seekers must return to:

The Hebraic foundation of Scripture
The legal logic of redemption
The true humanity of Yeshua

🧭 Conclusion

Yeshua did not come to start a new religion. He came to fulfill covenant, restore jurisdiction, and redeem humanity as a sinless man. The Kenosis Doctrine affirms:

The Word of God emptied Himself
He became fully human, retaining only divine identity and memory
His spirit remained the Word, but His body and soul were entirely human
Redemption was achieved legally, not mystically

This is not Orthodox Christology—it is Covenantal Kenosis. It restores the true identity of Messiah and reclaims the legal foundation of salvation.

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