id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-1040 Kenosis - Wikipedia .html text/html 2250 326 67 Of these five times it is Phil 2:7, in which Jesus is said to have "emptied himself", which is the starting point of Christian ideas of kenosis. Kenosis therefore is a paradox and a mystery since "emptying oneself" in fact fills the person with divine grace and results in union with God. Kenosis in Orthodox theology is the transcending or detaching of oneself from the world or the passions, it is a component of dispassionation. In John of the Cross's thinking, kenosis is the concept of the 'self-emptying' of one's own will and becoming entirely receptive to God and the divine will. ^ "The oneness of Essence, the Equality of Divinity, and the Equality of Honor of God the Son with the God the Father." Orthodox Dogmatic Theology: A Concise Exposition Protopresbyter Michael Pomazansky pages 92-95 [1] Kenosis Christ "Emptied Himself" essays from Dan Musick. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-1040.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-1040.txt