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Holy Tradition, theosis, and liturgical worship
How does this unite us with the ancient Church?
The hymn describes the eternal Son's descent and ascent—the pattern of divine love reaching down, incarnating, dying, rising. Christ's theosis in reverse enables ours in forward: he became what we are that we might become what he is.
He became human that we might become divine
His emptying fills us
The exchange is for theosis
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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