![]() ![]() In fact, if anything, He relates His circumstances during His ministry: There was probably never a time that Jesus had any earthly wealth. As the Lord Jesus Christ was merely a child living under his father’s house, the gifts (gold, etc.) he was given belonged to his father, not to the Lord Jesus Christ.Īnswer: It is unlikely Jesus was ever wealthy. 7 Hence, Christians, like Christ himself (before his incarnation and after his resurrection), are also rich in glory.įinally, concerning the gifts given to Christ by the wise men. 6 Furthermore, those who are “in Christ” (i.e., Christians) are also glorified with Christ. When the Lord Jesus Christ was raised from the dead, he was glorified by God the Father. When he became a slave (δοῦλος) upon his incarnation (which commenced with his conception), he was deprived of the richness associated with being God and was relegated to the poverty associated with being a slave. With respect to the Lord Jesus Christ, the status of being God, owner (κύριος) of all creation, made him rich. Hence, glory is inextricably linked with wealth. The English word “glory” is predominately translated from the Hebrew word כָּבוֹד ( kavod) and Greek word δόξα ( doxa), both of which are even used in the sense of “riches.” 4 However, upon his incarnation, the Lord Jesus Christ emptied himself of the glory which was rightfully his 2 (being the Word which was also God 3), likewise depriving himself of the richness associated with his glory. If the Lord Jesus Christ is asking the Father to glorify him-with the glory which he had with the Father before the world existed-then logically, Jesus Christ did not possess the very glory he was asking to be glorified with by the Father.Īs God the Father is rich in glory, 1 so was His only-begotten Son before his incarnation. “And now You, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world existed.” ![]()
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