The problem with kenotic theologians is that they are unhappy with mystery. The Bible teaches Jesus is man and thus he does not know the date of his 2nd Coming. The Bible teaches Jesus is God and thus he is able to know things about the Samaritan woman that he shouldn't know as a mere mortal. How do these two things go together? I don't know. Theologians don't know. The Bible doesn't tell us. It is why the incarnation is a miracle that is beyond human understanding. He is God and man in one person. When he evidences mortal attributes, his humanity is being manifest. When he shows forth superhuman power, his divinity is displayed. Beyond that, it cannot be explained and all attempts to do so will lead to theological error. Kenotic theologians are too caught up in Enlightment rationalism that demands all mysteries bow before human reason. Such thinking destroys the glory of the incarnation, a miracle that is meant to make us bow down in humble worship before that which is beyond our intellect as to its nature and as to the love that brought it about. When statements are made in defense of kenotic theology that we must adopt it because clearly there was a change in the divine nature when the incarnation took place, we know we have strayed into serious error because Scripture clearly teaches God does not change. We must be careful not to try and be more clever than divine revelation and humbly admit that can not understand everything. Behold the mystery of the incarnation. When you try to explain it, you destroy it. I would add that the Philippians 2 passage that speaks of Christ emptying himself is clearly speaking about his status and glory, not his being or attributes. The pastoral applications Paul makes proves this. He is calling his church to follow Christ's example in humbling themselves so they may serve one another. He is not asking them to ontologically became less than human or to give up human attributes, but to adopt the the attitude of Christ when he took on the status of a servant. To make the passage about philosophy and metaphysics is to undermine the ethical punch that Paul intended for it to have. He wasnt asking them to get lost in intellectually pondering the mystery of divine being, but to be motivated to serve by the mystery of divine love.