{"id":8940,"date":"2026-04-13T23:33:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/answers\/to-est-on-vse-taky-yspolzoval-svoiu-bozhestvennost-na-zemle\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T00:40:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T22:40:03","slug":"yspolzoval-ly-yysus-svoiu-bozhestvennuiu-sylu-vo-vremia-zhyzny-na-zemle","status":"publish","type":"answers","link":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/answers\/yspolzoval-ly-yysus-svoiu-bozhestvennuiu-sylu-vo-vremia-zhyzny-na-zemle\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Jesus use His divine power during His earthly life?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jesus is fully God and fully man.<\/b> But during His earthly ministry, He voluntarily accepted human limitations. How should this be understood? And did He use His divine power?<\/p>\n

Kenosis: voluntary limitation<\/h2>\n

\u201cWho, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a servant.\u201d Philippians 2:6\u20137<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The word \u201cmade Himself of no reputation\u201d (Greek eken\u014dsen<\/i>) gave its name to the theological concept of \u201ckenosis\u201d: Christ voluntarily refrained from the independent use of His divine attributes<\/b> \u2014omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence\u2014and lived in dependence on the Father and the Spirit.<\/p>\n

Miracles\u2014not from Himself, but from the Father<\/h2>\n

\u201cI can of Myself do nothing… because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.\u201d John 5:30<\/a><\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jesus repeatedly emphasized: miracles were performed not independently, but in union with the Father. He did not \u201cswitch on\u201d His divine \u201cself\u201d at His own will<\/b> \u2014He remained in constant prayerful communion with the Father.<\/p>\n

Adventist understanding<\/h2>\n

Ellen White and Adventist theology emphasize: Christ took human nature after the Fall<\/i> (weakened, not merely \u201cpre-Fall\u201d). This means: His victory over temptations was not due to some hidden \u201cDivine button,\u201d but through the same dependence on the Father<\/b>, which is available to us as well.<\/p>\n

Practical meaning<\/h2>\n
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  • If Jesus \u201csaved Himself\u201d by His own divinity, then His victory over temptation is not an example for us. But if He overcame as a human being dependent on God, then we can walk the same path.<\/li>\n
  • His miracles are testimony to the Father\u2019s authority, not \u201cbonuses\u201d of His divine nature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Kenosis is not a lowering of Christ. It is the highest form of love: to be almighty and choose dependence\u2014so that we could follow His path.<\/b><\/p>","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"faq_question":"\u0418\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b \u043b\u0438 \u0418\u0438\u0441\u0443\u0441 \u0421\u0432\u043e\u044e \u0431\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0441\u0438\u043b\u0443 \u0432\u043e \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u044f \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u0435?","bible_refs":"\u0424\u0438\u043b\u0438\u043f\u043f\u0438\u0439\u0446\u0430\u043c 2:6\u20137, \u0418\u043e\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0430 5:19, \u0414\u0435\u044f\u043d\u0438\u044f 10:38, \u041c\u0430\u0442\u0444\u0435\u044f 4:3, \u041c\u0430\u0442\u0444\u0435\u044f 4:4, \u0418\u043e\u0430\u043d\u043d\u0430 5:22, \u0415\u0432\u0440\u0435\u044f\u043c 4:15","answer_lang":"ru","source_question":"\u0422\u043e \u0435\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043e\u043d \u0432\u0441\u0435 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438 \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043b \u0441\u0432\u043e\u044e \u0431\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0435\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430 \u0437\u0435\u043c\u043b\u0435?"},"answer_topic":[147],"class_list":["post-8940","answers","type-answers","status-publish","hentry","answer_topic-salvation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answers\/8940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/answers"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"answer_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/advent-ug.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/answer_topic?post=8940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}