Subject: Did John really baptise Jesus?? |
Bible Note: Greetings Lightedsteps! I hope you don't mind if I jump in on this discussion. I understand the verses you are appealing to, and what you are trying to say about the reality of Christ's humanity. However, you are making a fundamental mistake in assuming that real temptation necessitates a fallen, depraved, human nature. Consider the situation of Adam and Eve. Were they created with a fallen, depraved, human nature? Of course, they were not! Yet, they were tempted by Satan. The fact that temptation was a reality for Christ does not mean that he had a fallen, depraved, human nature. This fallen, depraved, human nature is described in Scripture. Psa 51:5 Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Rom 3:10 As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; Rom 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, None of these passages describe the human nature that Christ possessed. He was without sin in any form - Heb 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin. So, Jesus was tempted, but He had no sin. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |