This is a continuation of a post I made earlier in the week about Jesus not being all-knowing while he was a human on Earth. His divine nature “emptied out” his human nature of all godliness.
No. You’ve misunderstood. Jesus was “not all-knowing while he was a human on earth.” Rather, in His human nature, He emptied Himself of His divine nature. That doesn’t mean that “He wasn’t”; it means that He “set aside” an aspect of who He is.
In other words, Jesus continued to have His divine nature; however, He chose to embrace fully His human nature while in His ministry on earth.
So, there’s no notion of “losing” or “gaining” godliness or knowledge. Rather, Jesus has always been divine. He never stopped being divine, although we believe that He submitted himself to the limitations of his human nature for a time.
I’m trying to come up with an analogy, and I’m not sure this is gonna work, but I’ll try: I’m from western Pennsylvania. That means that I’m a fan of the Steelers, Pirates, and Penguins. In the summer, do I stop being a Steelers fan? Of course not! But, it does mean that I set aside my attentions to the Steelers and the Penguins, and instead, pay attention only to the Pirates. In the appropriate time, however, I turn my attention to the Steelers. Have I ceased being a Steelers fan in the summer? By no means! However, it simply means that, at the appropriate time, I’m attuned to the Pirates, and at another appropriate time, the Steelers return to my focus.
It’s not at all a fully applicable comparison. But, hopeully, it starts us in the right direction of understanding what the Church teaches about Jesus.
(Just don’t ask me whether God is a Steelers fan. That’s the one question that tempts me to diverge from Catholic teaching…)
