The third passage that White considers in his opening presentation in the “Is Jesus Yahweh” debate with Dale Tuggy is what he calls the “hymn to Christ as to God” in Philippians 2:6-11. It’s not a hymn and it’s not addressed “to Christ.” It’s effectively an encomium or paean, perhaps a condensed piece composed independently in praise of Christ. That aside, White says that
the song begins with the assertion that the Son eternally existed in equality with the Father, but did not regard that equality as something to be grasped, but instead humbled Himself by taking on human nature and going to the cross.
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