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Sacramental theology and apostolic tradition
What does the Church teach?
The Christ hymn is the pattern for Christian life: Christ's kenosis models the self-emptying love to which all believers are called. The incarnation continues in the Eucharist—Christ still descending, still giving, still present under humble forms.
Christ still descends under bread and wine
Mary's fiat echoes the Son's yes
The saints walked the kenosis path
μορφῇ refers to essential nature, not mere appearance
ἑαυτὸν ἐκένωσεν (emptied himself) is kenosis doctrine foundation
κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστός (Lord Jesus Christ) in v.11 echoes YHWH in Isaiah 45:23
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