8:9 How are we to understand what Paul says here?
8:9 How are we to understand what Paul says here?
Paul was not referring to material wealth here when he said that Jesus was rich but became poor in order that we through his poverty might become rich.
Paul was referring to the fact that when he took on human form, Jesus , who was an equal member of the Godhead from all eternity and the Creator of all things, renounced all his divine prerogatives to live as a human and die on a cross like a common criminal (CP Php 2:5-8 with Psa 22:6 and Isa 53:1-12).
That ye through His poverty might become rich refers to all the riches of Christ's glory: salvation, forgiveness, healing, and all the other blessings of God that he has purchased for us with His blood (CP 1Cor 1:4-8; 3:21-22; 2Cor 5:5; Eph 1:3-14; 1Pe 1:3-5)