While Christ suppressed His divine attribute of Omniscience because He had to be a like type figure of Adam before the Fall, we also know that….
Jesus had power as God:
(During His Earthly Ministry):
1. Jesus said He has power to raise the dead to life just as the Father had power to raise the dead (John 5:21).
2. Hebrews 1:3 talks about how Christ held all things together by the word of His power when He purged us of our sins.
3. Jesus said, He would raise up this Temple (His body) three days later (John 2:19).
4. Jesus had the power to forgive sins and give eternal life (Mark 2:7) (Luke 7:44-50) (John 14:6).
5 Jesus had power to take away the sins of the entire world (John 1:29).
6. Jesus Christ said wherever two or three are gathered in my name, there I am among them (Matthew 18:20). This was said to the people he was around and not to just us today.
7. Jesus can make His home or abode inside of us if we keep His commandments (John 14:15). This is a part of His divine power and or abilities as God. Humans born to two parents cannot make their homes inside other people.
8. “This beginning of miracles did Jesus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his glory; and his disciples believed on him.” (John 2:11). This was a direct statement. Meaning, Christ’s miracle at the wedding of Cana manifested His glory. This was his first miracle done by Jesus, and it was a part of His showing forth His deity as God. The apostle John did not say that the Lord Jesus manifested the Holy Spirit’s glory, but His own glory.
9. ”And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.” (John 14:13-14). This was said by Jesus before the cross, and answering prayers is definitely a divine act of God. Please pay close attention to what Jesus said. He said, “I will do it“ in reference to answering prayer. So if a person prays for a healing in His name, he will do it. He will be the One who will heal them and do it.
10. John 5:17 (NKJV) “But Jesus answered them, “My Father has been working until now, and I have been working.” If you were to read a little before verse 17, we learn that this is in context to the Jews being upset because of Christ healing a man on the Sabbath. So Jesus is taking ownership of this healing because He said He has been working (Just as the Father). John 5:19 says, “Then answered Jesus and said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he seeth the Father do: for what things soever he doeth, these also doeth the Son likewise.”
So Scripture confirms Jesus had power during His earthly ministry. But stop and think a moment. To be anything less than God is to not be God. Meaning, if Jesus lost His powers, He technically would not fit the definition of God anymore, and the Trinity would have been fractured, which is not possible. In other words, if Superman gave up his superpowers to be with Lois Lane, that means he is no longer Superman because he does not have the power to be super like he used to be. He would be just a powerless person, and not Superman anymore. This is why the Kenosis is bogus. Also, Modern Bibles like the NLT in Philippians 2:7 say that He gave up His divine privileges. The ESV says he emptied Himself, with most Christians interpreting this to mean He gave up his divine powers. So the Modern Bibles are teaching falsely here and the KJV is teaching correctly on Philippians 2:7 when it simply says He made Himself of no reputation. This is not a surprise because many other false doctrines can be found in Modern Translations, as well.
