What does it mean to say that Jesus “emptied himself” … or how to avoid committing heresy

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One of the things I picked up on in my Bethel Deep Dive was concerning a tendency towards kenosis theory in Bill Johnson’s teaching.   This is the belief that Jesus some how laid aside his divinity, or aspects of it in his incarnation.  Johnson has argued that this is in order to set an example… Continue reading What does it mean to say that Jesus “emptied himself” … or how to avoid committing heresy

The Bethel enigma: How ambiguity leads to confusion

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I want to pick up here on one of the challenges with critiquing Bethel’s teaching.   It’s the challenge of being able to say with certainty what their position is on a number of points.  I don’t think it is impossible but it can be tricky at times.  Here I’m going to pick up on two… Continue reading The Bethel enigma: How ambiguity leads to confusion