Why is it declared that Jesus was fully God while on earth when he did not have all attributes of God?
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Had Jesus presented himself in his Full Glory no one would be able to look upon him. That would defeat the purpose of his presence as a man. ( Remember Moses had to wear a veil not to scare people, because of the LIGHT of God’s glory emanating from his face from being near Him)! If I leave something of mine with you for safekeeping, it does not mean I have lost it nor does it mean I don’t own it. I may ask you to return it to me since it is mine. Jesus was doing this on a Spiritual level.
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Glory: (1) high renown or honor won by notable achievements. (2), magnificence or great beauty. Please notice what Jesus says at John 17:1, "Father, the hour has come; glorify Thy Son, that the Son may glorify Thee."
The request that Jesus makes at vs1 was that He be made known on earth that He might make God known to mankind. Here His request went beyond the earthy scene to heaven itself. His request involved nothing that was not His right.
He had "NOT" renounced deity. He had assumed humanity in behalf of God and for the sake of the world. He asked now for the return of His eternal manifestation, having completed His earthy revelation. Philippians 2:5-10 explains that His attributes were "veiled." In other words, He emptied Himself of the expression of deity, not the possession of deity.
This means at John 17:5 Jesus was praying for the full restoration of His eternal glory. He knew that this restoration was in the eternal plan of God; it was part of the joy set before Him as He faced the agony and shame of the cross. (Hebrews 12:2).
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