Was Christ Tempted to Sin ?

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^^^That is dishonest rubbish! And I can't believe it is you, of all people, I'm saying this to.

Well pardon me but there appears to be a press to make Christ a sinner. Not that I believe God needs my help, but were that the case one might think it would be presented somewhere.

I certainly do NOT believe that Jesus was 'like' your everyday man on the street.

How on Earth do you come to that conclusion from what I posted? Either you are completely lost with regard to this subject, or you are being intellectually dishonest. Do you understand the difference between "sinful flesh" (ALL flesh is), and "committing sin?"

If you want to flirt with the gnostic belief that 'flesh is evil' that certainly is another angle. I fail to grasp why you can't make the distinction between flesh and sin. They are certainly not the same matters.

What would Christ have "overcome" if His flesh was not corruptible, sinful flesh?

Again, it is speculation that God could sin. Personally I can't see scriptural justifications for going in that direction without statements that it is so.

Look at the 'blurring of terms.' Corruptible is not 'sin.' That is 'age' and 'degeneration' by the natural law of thermodynamics. Was the flesh of Jesus subject to aging? Of course. Does that make his flesh sinful flesh? No. Did God arrive in flesh? Undoubtedly. Was it sinful flesh, His habitation? No.

One can NOT equate flesh automatically with sin. That is gnostic.

By attempting to 'make holy' His 'sinful flesh', you are diminishing His 'divine' accomplishment, that is, "overcoming the world."

I would dare say being God and being sinless is at least part of the reason we 'listen' to Him. Why you think Jesus had to have sinful flesh is quite beyond requirements.

John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

It will remain somewhat strange to me why you would insist to equate flesh with sin, when we know for no uncertain fact that IN HIM was NO SIN.

As it pertains to 'temptations' we also have exactly zero written record that Jesus had internal sin issues as in 'sin thoughts.' That also is entirely speculation. There is no need for 'The Mind of God' to have been an 'internal sinner' in thought.

Sin originates in 'thought' as Jesus showed us. And does so on the avenue of temptation and of the tempter who has access to 'do so.'

I do not believe Jesus had that issue or that Satan had 'internal avenue' in either His flesh or His Mind. If you believe that is the case, then it would be shown as such and confirmed in the text. And of course it isn't because most hearers would likely lean to discounting the Words of God from a potential 'internally sinning' God.

s

 

[Grazer]

I think Jesus could have disobeyed God but didn't want to and therefore didn't. At the moment that's where I am with that.

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[rrowell]

When a women has child, the child shares traits of both the mother and the father, Jesus was while in the flesh, half man (mothers side) half God (Fathers Side) making him from the point of the word made flesh "Son of God" and "Son of Man":


Luke 1:34-35 (KJV)

34. Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35. And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Jesus here below reveals his Godly power in his earthly state:



Matthew 9:6 (KJV)

6. But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house.

 

[Sparkey]

Heb 7:25-28: Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. For such an high priest became us, [who is] holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made higher than the heavens;

Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. For the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, [maketh] the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.



Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things [are] of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation. Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God. For he hath made him [to be] sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. - 2Cor 5:17-21 KJV


For I came down from heaven, not to do mine own will, but the will of him that sent me. - Jhn 6:38 KJV

It is not sin to simply to be tempted, if it were then Christ would become a sinner, and his death would not have been an acceptable payment, he could not have afforded to be our kinsman redeemer. But the Bible teaches us that in order for sin to be brought forth, action must be taken on the temptation. Jesus was not enticed by lust. As James 1:14-15 says:

"But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death." (KJV)
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Lust, when it is acted upon, causes a conception. It gives birth to sin. Christ conquered the temptation. Even though tempted He did the Will of His Father. Jesus did not lust when presented with temptation (when he was tested) but instead continued to manifest the will of God. "Not my will, but His." We can go back to Jhn 6 to see what Jesus said was the will of God: "And this is the Father's will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me I should lose nothing, but should raise it up again at the last day. And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life: and I will raise him up at the last day.
- Jhn 6:39-40 KJV

 

[John 8:32]

It is quite suprising to me as to where this thread has gone, Jesus was God, lowering himself to our level, not calling upon the powers of God while he spent his 40 days with the tempter... had he done so he could not have placed himself in our stead or be called "Son of Man".

If Jesus could not sin, incapable of it, then the 40 days was a staged drill.

Jesus did not sin, but he did bare all of mans sin in the end, so much of mans sin (not his own) was upon him that God the Father could not look upon him.

2 Corinthians 5:21 (KJV)
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

God and Sin cannot coexist therefore Jesus let go of his Godly Attributes only holding to those of man... so through his life up to the cross he was never alone, but for the time on the cross when so "filled" with mans sin he in fact felt alone like man does without God, God turned his face from him.

What happened to Jesus is what happened here:


Leviticus 16:20-22 (KJV)


20. And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
21. And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
22. And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

Did this Goat Sin?


Likened to how "the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities" and then of the goat "he shall let go the goat in the wilderness" all the sins of man were bore upon Jesus, so much sin God turned away, Jesus for the first time felt alone (in the wilderness without God), and mans sin died with him...

Now what is so hard about that?

I respectfully disagree with your interpretation of Lev 16...

Lev 16:7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Lev 16:8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
Lev 16:9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.

This is Jesus Christ...

Heb 9:11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
Heb 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Now the Azazel goat...

Lev 16:20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
Lev 16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
Lev 16:22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

This Azazel goat represents the Devil who bears the ultimate responsibility for sin. He is the father of sin...

Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

This is not a "the Devil made me do it" excuse, but the ultimate responsibility for sin lies with the author...

Eze 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Lev 16:22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

Jud 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Christ was not let loose to wander in the wilderness, He died and was in the tomb for three days and three nights and then was resurrected.

The ultimate fate of Satan and His demons after the earth is renewed...

Rev 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Satan and his minions are then confined to the blackness of darkness forever.

 

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I respectfully disagree with your interpretation of Lev 16...

Lev 16:7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Lev 16:8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
Lev 16:9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.

This is Jesus Christ...

Heb 9:11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
Heb 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Now the Azazel goat...

Lev 16:20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
Lev 16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
Lev 16:22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

This Azazel goat represents the Devil who bears the ultimate responsibility for sin. He is the father of sin...

Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

This is not a "the Devil made me do it" excuse, but the ultimate responsibility for sin lies with the author...

Eze 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Lev 16:22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

Jud 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Christ was not let loose to wander in the wilderness, He died and was in the tomb for three days and three nights and then was resurrected.

The ultimate fate of Satan and His demons after the earth is renewed...

Rev 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Satan and his minions are then confined to the blackness of darkness forever.

Very good. It's been quite awhile since I've seen another believer pick up on the above connections. Just excellent.

s

 

[John 8:32]

I respectfully disagree with your interpretation of Lev 16...

Lev 16:7 And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
Lev 16:8 And Aaron shall cast lots upon the two goats; one lot for the LORD, and the other lot for the scapegoat.
Lev 16:9 And Aaron shall bring the goat upon which the LORD'S lot fell, and offer him for a sin offering.

This is Jesus Christ...

Heb 9:11 But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;
Heb 9:12 Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.

Now the Azazel goat...

Lev 16:20 And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy place, and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:
Lev 16:21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and confess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgressions in all their sins, putting them upon the head of the goat, and shall send him away by the hand of a fit man into the wilderness:
Lev 16:22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

This Azazel goat represents the Devil who bears the ultimate responsibility for sin. He is the father of sin...

Joh 8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

This is not a "the Devil made me do it" excuse, but the ultimate responsibility for sin lies with the author...

Eze 28:15 Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee.

Lev 16:22 And the goat shall bear upon him all their iniquities unto a land not inhabited: and he shall let go the goat in the wilderness.

Jud 1:13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Christ was not let loose to wander in the wilderness, He died and was in the tomb for three days and three nights and then was resurrected.

The ultimate fate of Satan and His demons after the earth is renewed...

Rev 21:1 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

Satan and his minions are then confined to the blackness of darkness forever.

Very good. It's been quite awhile since I've seen another believer pick up on the above connections. Just excellent.

s

This is how we are supposed to apply...

Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

The Holydays and the Sabbath are NOT a shadow of things that have been, but of things to come.

 

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This is how we are supposed to apply...

Col 2:16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:
Col 2:17 Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body is of Christ.

The Holydays and the Sabbath are NOT a shadow of things that have been, but of things to come.

Again true. God 'showed' in the natural order what is to come in the Spiritual Order.

Similarities can be drawn also with Christ Himself. As Abraham was a natural showing culminating in many natural sons. Christ of the Spiritual Order is producing Spiritual sons.

And to keep on glide path of this thread, I will remain having a very hard time slurring Jesus Christ with sin by any measure inclusive of 'internal temptation' as that is factually a demonic working internally, hard as that may be for the bulk of us to come to grips with as a present working.

Jesus promised a division of sheep from goats did He not? And in a way, He sits, dividing and judging this matter even presently, by His Words Truth. That is why it is important that He was not tainted. So we could arrive (eventually) at a clear picture of His Showings. Jesus also delivered, as the Law does, things to come.

s

 

[savedbygrace57]

Yes, the Lord Jesus Christ became a Man, however the Man He became made Him God Manifested in the Flesh 1 Tim 3:16

16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

I do understand that the KJV translators added the Word theos here ! However other scripture would support that as here Jn 1:1,14

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

He is the very Word of God, the Incorruptible Seed, and as such He could not be tempted as to enticement to do evil, but He could only be tried or tested in order to prove His Value and inestimable Worth ! As the Word of God or the Word of the Lord is Tried 2 Sam 22:31

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

Ps 18:30

As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.

As the Word of God is tried, He that was the Incarnate Word made flesh was Tried, so He is called this Isa 28:16

16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

The word tried is the hebrew word bochan and means:

testing, tested, tried, its to prove the stability of a foundation to erect on !

Now Isa 28:16 is applied to Christ by Peter here 1 Pet 2:6

6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

Jesus is being called a stone , a precious stone, that passed its testing to validate its genuineness as the Stone !

Now consider this, was it ever possible even remotely, that an genuine diamond stone would prove not to be genuine, when it is submitted to all the testing, examining to confirm its True genuine value ? If we are honest with our reason, we would have to say negative, it was never a remote chance for the genuine diamond stone, even under severe testing, to prove not to be a Genuine Stone; And so it is with Christ"s testing in the wilderness with the devil. The temptation was of God to prove a point, so it is written that He was led up by the Spirit of God to be tempted or Tested Matt 4:1

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

The word tempted peirazō
here means:

to try whether a thing can be done

a) to attempt, endeavour

2) to try, make trial of, test: for the purpose of ascertaining his quality, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself

It was not even a remote possibility of Christ sinning, yet, He experienced the testing that His brethren experience, with the exception of an enticement to do evil inwardly, He knew nothing of that by experience, even as the True diamond stone would have known nothing of an inward pull to prove it not a genuine diamond though tested, simply because it was a genuine Diamond !

Conclusion, those who claim that Christ could have sinned, or could have chosen to sin but did not, they are ignorant of the True Christ, the True Stone, the Rock,and are guilty of one of the most awful Blasphemies a wicked, evil depraved mind could think or utter ! Its nothing less than saying God could have chosen to or could have sinned !

 

[Asyncritus]

SBG

Thank you for pointing this out, as I had not examined the Greek text of this verse.

The problem that arises from the verse is the fact that the DEFINITE ARTICLE is absent.:

μυστηριον θεος εφανερωθη εν σαρκι

transliterated, that becomes:

musterion theos ephanerwthee en sarki

If God Himself was meant, then that would have been:

musterion ho theos eph....

It is a rule of grammar that the absence of the DEFINITE ARTICLE MEANS that a quality is being described, not a PERSON.

For example, in English, we could say 'a carpenter' or 'carpenters in general' - which is talking about their abilities or function.

But if we said 'the carpenter' we are indicating a specific carpenter.

So in the passage in question, the word 'God' as in the AV, is a mistake. Perhaps 'the divine' would have been a better translation.

There is some confusion among the translators:

1 Timothy 3:16 Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory. ESV

So too a number of the others.

NET says:

[...] since the text is self-evidently about Christ, but it is not self-evidently a proclamation of his deity.

So your case vanishes through the window,because that is not what Paul was saying.

I'll deal with John 1.1 later, because it falls into the same category as you rightly say.

 

[savedbygrace57]

Jesus confirmed that He was not able to sin Jn 14:30

Jesus confirmed that He was not able to sin, and that He could not be enticed to sin by anything within Him, because even as a Man, His human Nature was absolutely Holy, in fact, His Humanity in the Flesh was called that Holy Thing Lk 1:35

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

In the greek its rendered in the neuter the Holy One because the emphasis is not on His Person per se , but His Body being an Holy Vessel !

For nothing about it was from mary's ovation or from her egg, neither was He a product in any way of a man's sperm, for He was out of Ek the preposition of source, out of the Holy Ghost, and that's how He entered into Mary in order for her biological conceiving mechanics could form His Body or Holy Flesh into the LIKENESS of sinful flesh Rom 8:3, that is, it was similar to or resembled it. The word likeness in Rom 8:3 is the greek word homoióma and means:

a likeness, form, similitude

properly, the same as; likeness, similitude (resemblance).

 

[savedbygrace57]

Jesus confirmed that He was not able to sin Jn 14:302


Now that we have established the absolute Holiness of Christ's Humanity, and couple that with the absolute Holiness of His God Head, Jesus had good reason to say of His arch enemy in Jn 14:30

30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you: for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me.

Yes, he had nothing in Christ, and in the greek it reads "καὶ ἐν ἐμοὶ οὐκ ἔχει οὐδέν"

Which means and in me he has nothing ! There was nothing in Christ that he could entice, draw away, which was proved in the wilderness Matt 4:1. There was nothing in Christ that was enticeable, no latent hidden evil desires that satan could appeal to as it was with Eve in he flesh, Yes he had something in her, so her temptation took the course of James 1:14-15

14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.

15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

There was no corruption or corruptibility with Christ, the Holy One of God, whereas it was with Eve !

 

[Asyncritus]

Jesus confirmed that He was not able to sin Jn 14:302

We have just confirmed that you really have no appreciation of the magnitude of what Christ really accomplished, SBG. He could not have CONQUERED sin, because there was no battle. As I said, a marble statue cannot be said to have conquered sin - there is simply nothing to conquer.

It's a matter of simple English (as we don't know enough Greek).

If He COULDN'T sin, then there was no temptation to do wrong.

We have innumerable texts saying the exact opposite.

Here's God Himself talking. Will you listen, or not?

2 Sam 7.14 I will be his father, and he shall be my son. If he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men:

The word IF means that it was possible for Him to sin - and if He had done so, God would have punished Him - severely, is the impression that verse creates.

Now can we have less of this denial of the simple truth?

It does you no credit, Jesus no credit either, and dishonours the very plain statements of Scripture.

You are, effectively denying that Christ came in the flesh, because flesh can, and often does, sin. Now John is very severe on such people and their opinions. He calls them, as Osgiliath pointed out so clearly awhile ago, ANTICHRIST. A substitute Christ, not the real one.

But let John speak for himself:

1 John 4:3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.

Not only antichrist, but deceivers too:

2 John 1:7 For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

You now have a decision to make. You are in the antichrist and deceivers' camp, or you can leave it. Are you going to carry on dissimulating, or face up to the truth?

I can only see those options

PS

Incidentally, your point about 'that Holy thing which shall be born of thee...' is really not as strong as you may think.

Here, for example, are 3 passages out of a dozen or so which speak of other holy people. They can't all be unable to sin, can they?

Leviticus 21:6 They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.

Leviticus 21:7 They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.

Leviticus 21:8 Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.

 

[savedbygrace57]

asy

We have just confirmed that you really have no appreciation of the magnitude
of what Christ really accomplished, SBG

Thats yall opinion, however it has changed nothing I have witnessed to !

 

[VirginShallConceive]

From the context, it is clear that the word "tempt" in the Bible means "try to persuade". Just like many verbs, you can flip it around in the past tense by adding "was (insert root)ed" when referring to the subject being affected by the verb. A good test is to substitute the word with the meaning you are proposing. For example:

Satan is going to tempt Jesus.
Satan is going to try to persuade Jesus.

Or flip it around, because you are able to in the past tense:

Jesus was tempted by Satan.
Jesus was approached by Satan, who was trying to persuade Him.


It fits because at no time was Jesus ever pondering whether or not to accept Satan's "deal".

 

[Asyncritus]

SBG

Here's a house burning down.

Superman flies in, brings the goods out. He is unscathed, and is unburnt.

Can we legitimately say that he was tempted to not go in there? That he fought off the flames that couldn't burn him? And what a wonderful fellow he is?

Or suppose for some reason, he had to stand in the flames for 30 minutes to protect something or someone, and he did it. Was he tempted to leave because of pain or anything else?

I'm sure you can see the point. If you can't feel pain, then the prospect of pain is meaningless to you.

So here we have Jesus. As you're saying, He's like superman - unable to be tempted.

So he flies into the burning house to fish out the children. He had to stand in the burning house for 33.5 years but could not possibly be burnt, meaning He could not sin.

Now suppose He comes to you, and says, Follow my example. As I did, stand in that burning house as long as you live.

What are you going to say to Him about His example?

 

[savedbygrace57]

SBG

Here's a house burning down.

Superman flies in, brings the goods out. He is unscathed, and is unburnt.

Can we legitimately say that he was tempted to not go in there? That he fought off the flames that couldn't burn him? And what a wonderful fellow he is?

Or suppose for some reason, he had to stand in the flames for 30 minutes to protect something or someone, and he did it. Was he tempted to leave because of pain or anything else?

I'm sure you can see the point. If you can't feel pain, then the prospect of pain is meaningless to you.

So here we have Jesus. As you're saying, He's like superman - unable to be tempted.

So he flies into the burning house to fish out the children. He had to stand in the burning house for 33.5 years but could not possibly be burnt, meaning He could not sin.

Now suppose He comes to you, and says, Follow my example. As I did, stand in that burning house as long as you live.

What are you going to say to Him about His example?

See post 169 I explained the truth there !

 

[Asyncritus]

No, no.

What are you going to say about His example, is the question.

 

[savedbygrace57]

No, no.

What are you going to say about His example, is the question.

See post 169 I explained the truth there !

 

[Stormcrow]

No Jesus was not 'tempted' as we are.

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. Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:15-16 (NASB)

Up is down and down is up, too.