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NASB | Hebrews 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. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who is unable to sympathize and understand our weaknesses and temptations, but One who has been tempted [knowing exactly how it feels to be human] in every respect as we are, yet without [committing any] sin. |
Bible Question: Could Jesus sin? Explain. |
Bible Answer: Steve, Jesus could not sin. The ultimate root of all sin is unbelief in God and what He says. Scripture makes it clear that 'anything that is not of faith (believing what God says) is sin.' Or check out what Christ said in John 16:8,9 - Jesus said that when the Holy Spirit comes, He will convict the world of sin. He then defines that sin in verse 9 - "because they do not believe in Me." Sins (wrong actions or attitudes or lack of them by omission) are always caused by a wrong belief about what God says. Adam and Eve sinned (action) because they chose not to believe what God said about the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. And they chose, instead, to believe what Satan told them. So, could Jesus sin? No. He was fully human and fully God. God cannot sin because it is contrary to His very essence. That what be like saying, "Can God disbelieve what God says?" It makes no sense. Jesus could not, as a man, disbelieve what the Father said, or commit a sin because He was one with His Father. Of course, Satan's primary objective is to get people to disbelieve what God says or to twist it into a half-truth (which is still a lie). And he is very successful at it. Nevertheless, Christ said, "You will know the truth (what God says) and the truth will set you free (in both belief system and actions). Thanks for the question. It's a good one. In Christ, Bill Mc |