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1 | A Thought-provoking question | Bible general Archive 3 | taraleigh | 164153 | ||
Hi Brad. I certainly do not claim to be a biblical scholar, but the way I understand it, is that in order for Christ to take the sins of the world on Himself, HE had to in fact sin...by asking God why HE had forsaken Him. I believe the scripture that you refer to about Jesus being tempted but never sinning...refers to HIS 33 years on earth. He lived the same life we did....with the same temptations, but did not sin. Thoughts??? Be blessed! | ||||||
2 | A Thought-provoking question | Bible general Archive 3 | BradK | 164160 | ||
Hi taraleigh, Thanks for the reply! It is easy to misinterpret the English on 2 Cor. 5:21 because it doesn't bring to focus the actual language used- Greek. We have to be careful not to place on the Person of the Lord Jesus something that He could not in fact have done- namely sin! He could not be our Mediator had He sinned, nor could He have been God had He done so. So, somewhere in between, we have to reconcile the attributes of a Holy God with the nature of man that Christ became. Becoming sin and actually sinning are two entirely different things. The late A.T Robertson, a noted Greek scholar says this in regard to the passage: "Him who knew no sin [ton me gnonta hamartian]). Definite claim by Paul that Jesus did not commit sin, had no personal acquaintance with it. Jesus made this claim for himself (John 8:46). This statement occurs also in I Peter 2:22; Heb. 4:15; 7:26; I John 3:5. He made to be sin [hamartian epoiesen]). The words “to be” are not in the Greek. “Sin” here is the substantive, not the verb. God “treated as sin” the one “who knew no sin." Much more could be said, but I trust this will help to clarify your understanding. Let me know should you like to discuss further:-) Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |
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3 | A Thought-provoking question | Bible general Archive 3 | taraleigh | 164162 | ||
yeah, that clears it up well. Thanks! | ||||||
4 | A Thought-provoking question | Bible general Archive 3 | Wild Olive Shoot | 164163 | ||
taraleigh, Here is a link you may also find helpful. http://www.gotquestions.org/could-Jesus-have-sinned.html WOS |
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