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1 | What was reason for the virgin birth? | Matt 4:1 | Morant61 | 185020 | ||
Greetings Steve! You make an excellent point, if all of Jesus' temptations were external. But, were they all external? Scripture says that He was tempted in all points like us. So, He must have had internal temptations as well. He must have been tempted to cheat, steal, lie, ect..., for His own benefit. Else, He would not have been tempted in all points like us. :-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | What was reason for the virgin birth? | Matt 4:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 185022 | ||
Greetings Tim! There is no argument from me that Jesus was tempted. This is clear from scripture. However, the fact Jesus was tempted adds no validity to the statement in or out of the context it was used in my opinion. The statement: “Temptation implies the possibility of sin". All that can be granted is that the tempter believes, assumes, or hopes etc… there to be a possibility. If not, then what is it about the temptation that makes so the possibility in the one tempted? How does the temptation being external or internal change this? By Faith, Steve |
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3 | What was reason for the virgin birth? | Matt 4:1 | stjohn | 185026 | ||
Hello Steve; Please forgive me for having once asked to be allowed to bow gracefully from this conversation. I hope you you don't think it rude of me. But my fear was that this subject might cause strife. I see now that that is not the case as you all are gentlemen. I should Have known. I hope you can realize my concern. And your question is very compelling, so if I may I'd like to suggest something. It seems that tempting someone, that cant really be tempted, would invalidate the temptation. after all. Would it not then be demoted to the level of just a suggestion? And really how then can one honestly sympathize with someone els temptation if that one cant really be tempted? |
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4 | What was reason for the virgin birth? | Matt 4:1 | humbledbyhisgrace | 185045 | ||
Greetings John! First of all, I have never said anything about anyone not being tempted or not being able to be tempted. As you have posed your question you are changing the argument into something different then what I have presented regarding the original quote in question. We know every man can be tempted including Jesus. As I understand the way you have presented it, I don't see this as a valid question. If someone can't be tempted then there was no temptation to demote or promote. By the way, let me change the subject for a bit and speak to your concern for offending me or anyone else for that matter. First of all I appreciate your desire not to! Thank you! We should all be ever mindful of this and maintain a healthy fear of it and of creating division among the brothers and sisters in Christ. One thing you will find on the forum is at times with nothing more then text to go by there will be misunderstanding of ones intentions. Of course there are times the intentions are clear also ;-) But know this, you do not have to apologize to me every time you speak to me. I understood your desire not to continue and also your desire to engage once again. We may not agree on everything but as brothers in Christ we have a big problem if we can't discuss it together. It's just my opinion but I think when we get more comfortable on the forum like anywhere else we tend to be more at ease and be ourselves so to speak. We sit here typing away is if everyone knows our thoughts and moods and personalities and forget some times all the other person has to go on is text. Anyway, I have found you to be very gracious not rude and I for one enjoy the discussions! God Bless, Steve |
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5 | What was reason for the virgin birth? | Matt 4:1 | stjohn | 185049 | ||
Hello Steve! Let me say that you and others at SBF are making me feel more comfortable all the time. I am feeling a desire to make a home here. It is truly a joy to discus God's Word with His own. thank you and all! And I also fully respect yours and others opinions tough I may not agree. Although if you want to be right you may want to agree with me!! In all seriousness though. I believe the answer to this can indeed be found if we ask with sincerity of heart from the one who will not hold it from us. thank you for your warm words brother. Love you in Christ! stj |
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