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NASB | Genesis 3:15 And I will put enmity Between you and the woman, And between your seed and her seed; He shall bruise you on the head, And you shall bruise him on the heel." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Genesis 3:15 "And I will put enmity (open hostility) Between you and the woman, And between your seed (offspring) and her Seed; He shall [fatally] bruise your head, And you shall [only] bruise His heel." [Gal 4:4] |
Bible Question: Is there any scripture regarding whether Jesus could sin? Or, is it just common thought that He could not sin? |
Bible Answer: Hi Marcella, There are not any Scriptures that specifically state whether or not it would have been possible for Jesus to sin. As some have pointed out, God had already told through His prophets that Christ would be victorious, so it was knowable that He wouldn't sin. The debate over whether Jesus could have, hypothetically, sinned is referred to as the "peccability" of Christ. One side will say that Jesus, being God, could not have sinned. The other side will counter asking "how could Jesus have been tempted if He could not have sinned?" Heb 4:15 "For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin." Adam was tempted to sin in that he had a choice to make, and he choose to sin. If it was not possible for Jesus to sin, then there wasn't a choice for Him to make to not sin. So to restate the positions: Some will say that Jesus, being God, was completely outside of the possibility of sinning. As He acted according to His nature, He always acted righteously. Some will say that Jesus, being man, was as capable of sin as Adam was, though being God, was also capable of resisting temptation minute by minute, day by day, year by year. I think it was Dwight Pentacost that offered the anology of an impregnable city, or a general with an infinite number of troops. Either way, He was victorious! I hope this helps! Love in Christ, Mark |