Bible Question:
I know Jesus was tempted. The Bibles says so right there that Jesus was tempted. But what my question is that at James 1:13 it says that "God cannot be tempted with evil" but Jesus was. So how can he be God? Your answer was to the fact that Jesus was tempted and he was and knows how it feels to be tempted so he can sympathize with us because we are tempted all the time. When Jesus was tempted to see if he would worship the devil what was his test to see if he was loyal too? Loyal to himself since he is God? jm |
Bible Answer: Hi jm, Do not discount the fact that Jesus was a man. God the Father is a Spiritual Being, but Jesus was God in the flesh, therefore he experienced what we experienced. He knows our sorrows and feeling of rejection. He knows physical pain, and even emotional pain, remember how He wept. He came to fulfill the Law, and no other man could possibly accomplish that. Most importantly, His behavior was to be an example to the believer. In the flesh He triumphed not on God's behalf, but for your sake and mine. -Kathy |