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1 | What was the point of the temptation ? | Matt 4:1 | Jesusman | 193101 | ||
Adam was tempted and fell to sin, and brought sin into the world. Jesus, being the second Adam, was to bring Salvation into the world. Jesus had to endure the temptation of sin. The question has been asked before, "Could Jesus sin?". Could he? I say "Yes". Did he? No. Unlike Adam and all that Decended from him, Jesus did not have the sinful nature. Sin had no, absolutely no command over him. He was directly from God and was righteous in nature. He could be tempted, he could have sinned, but unlike Adam and those decended from him, Jesus had the will of God to resist temptation. This temptation of Jesus needed to be a genuine temptation. Jesus had to endure the same trials as us. Jesus was born as a righteous being, exposed to the temptation of sin, followed the law precisely, and became the perfect and ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Jesusman |
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2 | What was the point of the temptation ? | Matt 4:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 193115 | ||
Dear Jesusman, By claiming "Could Jesus sin?". Could he? I say "Yes".", you are stating God can or could sin. Do you really believe that? An all knowing God knows what it is to be tempted and can empathize with us even though He Himself never has and will never sin. But He knows. If He doesn't than He is not all knowing. I hope this link helps: http://www.gotquestions.org/could-Jesus-have-sinned.html Stand in His grace, WOS |
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3 | What was the point of the temptation ? | Matt 4:1 | Jesusman | 193118 | ||
But you are forgetting one small detail. Jesus, while on earth, was not in his full glory. Paul tells us in one of his epistles that Jesus limited himself, Phillipian 2:1-11. Let me ask you this. Can God die? He can .. and did .. on the cross. God should not be able to die, yet he did. Am I saying that Jesus was a sinner? Definitely no .. far from it. I am saying that in order for this to be a genuine temptation, there had to be a risk of giving in, even if it's a small miniscule chance. Jesus did not have the sinful nature that we have. Adam didn't have our sinful nature that we have. However, Adam sinned. He wasn't sinful born like us. He was created perfect and holy, yet fell to temptation. Jesus, like Adam, came into this world perfect and holy. He remained that way. Jesus succeeded and endured where Adam failed. Jesusman |
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