The Spirit Empowered Logos pt.1

Continuing on in my theology notes.

Question for you. In what sense did Christ utilize his divine attributes while on earth?

There are verses that suggest that his miracles were actually done through the power of God or the Spirit through him.

Acts 2:22 “Men of Israel, listen to these words: Jesus the Nazarene, a man attested to you by God with miracles and wonders and signs which God performed through Him in your midst, just as you yourselves know

Acts 10:38 “You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good, and healing all who were oppressed by the devil; for God was with Him.

Luke 5:17 And it came about one day that He was teaching; and there were some Pharisees and teachers of the law sitting there, who had come from every village of Galilee and Judea and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was present for Him to perform healing.

The Logos voluntarily restricted use of his divine attributes, limiting their use to His role as the servant of the Lord. God performed through the spirit miracles in Jesus. Though Christ certainly acted like God with divine authority, e.g., forgiving sins, he was a person equipped and anointed by the spirit of God. The Logos restricted the use of his divine attributes so that He could perfectly experience the nature of the unglorified humanity which he assumed.