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 Yes I did in fact answer your questions, (possibly just not to your satisfaction) Jesus could be tempted because He was a man. God is not a man that He can be tempted. (That was part of my answer along with other expoundings that I included in my second post to you) You said: 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? I answered: Jesus was in fact God and could be tempted and that was due to the different persons of God the Father and God the Son. James is speaking of the Father. In Hebrews Paul is Speaking of the Son. (Maybe this is too complex for you to understand, but there is a difference because The Father is Spirit, Jesus was a man filled with the Spirit of God, as all Christians are of course, and He was conceived or born by the Spirit, which all true Christians are. This being true, He was in fact exemplifying that we too have the ability to resist satan, and keep our allegiance to God. You said how can He be God if He was able to be tempted? I answered, it is because He put aside that Deity and was born to the virgin to come in the flesh he became a man. Therefore we are no longer speaking of God the Father, now we are examining God the Son. As far as your second question I also answered; You ask: 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? Of course the Son's allegiance once again is to the Father, therefore He showed us when we are tempted that we can overcome by the word, His obedience to God showed that He was a LOYAL friend to those who believe on Him, because He laid down His life for His friends. Therefore all that He endured, including the many temptations, proves the Son's obedience and allegiance to the Father, also His loyalty and love for you an I is why He endured all of it. He counts us as His friends when we accept Him and live these truths in His exemplary life. So those are in fact "my" answers. I do not know what else you seek in these questions, but maybe someone else will be able to expand beyond my 3 post. I have no other answers. If you seek to prove that Jesus was not God, then I cannot co-sign that fallacy for you, because scripture proves otherwise. With much Love to you In Him, -Kathy |