For whose sake did Jesus Christ become poor?
Jesus Christ became poor for the sake of believers—the carnal believers of Corinth and every believer from wherever they may come. Although He possessed all the wealth of the universe, He became poor for their sakes, so poor that He had no place to lay His head.
Les explains that Christ became poor for the sake of the carnal believers of Corinth and for every believer from wherever they come. Though He possessed all the wealth of the universe, He became poor in the material realm, so poor that He could say foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man had no place to lay His head. Les then shows that in the spiritual realm Christ went far deeper into absolute poverty, as seen in Philippians 2:6-7, where He is described as being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God, because He was God.
For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
What did Jesus' riches consist of before he became poor?
Paul says that though He was rich, His riches consisted of all the cattle on a thousand hills, all the gold that has ever been created, and all the diamonds, whether in the rough or already smoothed and made ready for jewelry; it was all His.
How poor did Jesus become?
For our sakes He became poor—so poor that He had no place to lay His head, no wealthy home to return to. That was the material realm. In the spiritual realm He went far deeper into absolute poverty, as Philippians 2:6–7 describes, a depth beyond human comprehension.
More Questions
How poor did Jesus become in the material realm?
Christ became so poor materially that He could say foxes have holes and birds have nests, but the Son of Man had no place to lay His head.
What were the riches Jesus had before he became poor?
The riches Christ possessed include all the cattle on a thousand hills, all the gold ever created, and all the diamonds whether in the rough or finished for jewelry — it is all his.
How poor did Jesus become for our sakes?
Though Christ was infinitely rich, for our sakes — for the carnal believers of Corinth and for any believer from wherever we come — he became poor, so poor that he could say foxes have holes and birds have nests but the Son of Man had nowhere to lay his head.