SavedByGrace
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There have been a number of threads on here recently, on whether Jesus Christ, Who IS The Eternal God, could have sinned while He was on earth for about 33 years, but that He chose not to.
It is argued by those who believe that Jesus “could have sinned”, that, for Him to be really “like us”, then He had to have this “ability”, otherwise His human nature was not “like ours”. It is further argued by these, that Jesus’ human nature, was exactly like that Adam and Eve had prior to their “fall”, which was “without sin”. Here is their first error. While I accept that Adam and Eve were Created by God as “sinless” beings, I do not accept that Jesus’ human nature was 100% like theirs. In one respect the human nature of Jesus Christ was like that of Adam and Eve, in that it was “sinless”. But, in Luke 1:35, we are told something that is not true of Adam and Eve, that the human nature of Jesus Christ, from conception, would be “Holy”, ἅγιος, that is “sacred and pure”, by the working of God the Holy Spirit. Hebrews 7:26 says this about Jesus
“For such a high priest became us, Holy, Guileless, Undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens”
Here the Greek word used for “Holy”, is “ὅσιος”, which denotes, “Righteous”. Then we have “Guileless”, which is “ἄκακος”, “free from any guilt”. Then, “Undefiled”, “free from any stain of ungodliness”. Or “free from contamination”. “Separated from sinners”, where “χωρίζω”, which is the perfect passive participle, “to separate oneself from”. This is true of the Lord Kesus Christ, from the time of His conception in Mary, and throughout His life on earth. The language used goes into much detail to ensure that the absolute sinlessness of Jesus Christ is understood. Jesus Christ is rightly called UNIQUE (μονογενής) in Scripture, which means that He cannot be compared to ANY human being, not even Adam, though he was Created as “sinless”.
This brings us to a question, exactly how was Jesus “able not to sin? How did He, for the entire time that He was on earth, not even sin the one time, either in, thought, word or deed? It has been suggested, that Jesus was “able” to do this, because He “relied” on the Holy Spirit, or God the Father, Who gave Him the “ability” to reject any temptations, and remain 100% sinless for some 33 years. Let us suppose that this is true, that through His complete “reliance” on the Holy Spirit, Jesus was “able not to sin”. Why, then, is this not possible for ANY human being to achieve? If we are honest with ourselves, there is not one born-again Christian, who never struggles with temptation, many on a daily basis, many by temptations/sins that weigh you down, and have caused many to backslide. The Book of Job describes him as, “man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.” (1:1). And, even though Job was “protected” by the Lord (Have You not made a hedge for him, 1:10), yet he had a problem with “lust”, as he says in 31:1, “"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman”.
The only answer for those who believe, that Jesus Christ, while on earth, “was able not to sin”, is that He could do so, because of the daily help that He received from the Holy Spirit. But, this could not have been in any way that is available for us humans, because there is not a single Christian, regardless of how “godly” they are, to remain “completely sinless” for their entire lives. This is impossible! Therefore, the “help” that Jesus Christ would have from the Holy Spirit, so that He could choose daily “not to sin”, had to be continuous, literally, 24x7x365, for every nanosecond of His time on earth! If this were true, then this is an very unfair “advantage” that Jesus Christ had against temptation, and therefore cannot be a true representative of any humans! Because, if Jesus Christ did not have this “protection” by the Holy Spirit, while on earth, then there is no way that He could have “rejected temptations”. Humanly, this is impossible!
It is very clear that the teaching that Jesus Christ, while on earth, “was able not to sin”, is 100% wrong, and cannot be justified from any teaching in the Holy Bible. The ONLY correct teaching has to be, that while on earth, Jesus Christ was “not able to sin”, because He was always, The God-Man, both His Divine and Human “natures” are 100% “Holy and Perfect”, and therefore, could not have “fallen”, even though He was tempted as we are.
It is argued by those who believe that Jesus “could have sinned”, that, for Him to be really “like us”, then He had to have this “ability”, otherwise His human nature was not “like ours”. It is further argued by these, that Jesus’ human nature, was exactly like that Adam and Eve had prior to their “fall”, which was “without sin”. Here is their first error. While I accept that Adam and Eve were Created by God as “sinless” beings, I do not accept that Jesus’ human nature was 100% like theirs. In one respect the human nature of Jesus Christ was like that of Adam and Eve, in that it was “sinless”. But, in Luke 1:35, we are told something that is not true of Adam and Eve, that the human nature of Jesus Christ, from conception, would be “Holy”, ἅγιος, that is “sacred and pure”, by the working of God the Holy Spirit. Hebrews 7:26 says this about Jesus
“For such a high priest became us, Holy, Guileless, Undefiled, separated from sinners, and made higher than the heavens”
Here the Greek word used for “Holy”, is “ὅσιος”, which denotes, “Righteous”. Then we have “Guileless”, which is “ἄκακος”, “free from any guilt”. Then, “Undefiled”, “free from any stain of ungodliness”. Or “free from contamination”. “Separated from sinners”, where “χωρίζω”, which is the perfect passive participle, “to separate oneself from”. This is true of the Lord Kesus Christ, from the time of His conception in Mary, and throughout His life on earth. The language used goes into much detail to ensure that the absolute sinlessness of Jesus Christ is understood. Jesus Christ is rightly called UNIQUE (μονογενής) in Scripture, which means that He cannot be compared to ANY human being, not even Adam, though he was Created as “sinless”.
This brings us to a question, exactly how was Jesus “able not to sin? How did He, for the entire time that He was on earth, not even sin the one time, either in, thought, word or deed? It has been suggested, that Jesus was “able” to do this, because He “relied” on the Holy Spirit, or God the Father, Who gave Him the “ability” to reject any temptations, and remain 100% sinless for some 33 years. Let us suppose that this is true, that through His complete “reliance” on the Holy Spirit, Jesus was “able not to sin”. Why, then, is this not possible for ANY human being to achieve? If we are honest with ourselves, there is not one born-again Christian, who never struggles with temptation, many on a daily basis, many by temptations/sins that weigh you down, and have caused many to backslide. The Book of Job describes him as, “man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.” (1:1). And, even though Job was “protected” by the Lord (Have You not made a hedge for him, 1:10), yet he had a problem with “lust”, as he says in 31:1, “"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look lustfully at a young woman”.
The only answer for those who believe, that Jesus Christ, while on earth, “was able not to sin”, is that He could do so, because of the daily help that He received from the Holy Spirit. But, this could not have been in any way that is available for us humans, because there is not a single Christian, regardless of how “godly” they are, to remain “completely sinless” for their entire lives. This is impossible! Therefore, the “help” that Jesus Christ would have from the Holy Spirit, so that He could choose daily “not to sin”, had to be continuous, literally, 24x7x365, for every nanosecond of His time on earth! If this were true, then this is an very unfair “advantage” that Jesus Christ had against temptation, and therefore cannot be a true representative of any humans! Because, if Jesus Christ did not have this “protection” by the Holy Spirit, while on earth, then there is no way that He could have “rejected temptations”. Humanly, this is impossible!
It is very clear that the teaching that Jesus Christ, while on earth, “was able not to sin”, is 100% wrong, and cannot be justified from any teaching in the Holy Bible. The ONLY correct teaching has to be, that while on earth, Jesus Christ was “not able to sin”, because He was always, The God-Man, both His Divine and Human “natures” are 100% “Holy and Perfect”, and therefore, could not have “fallen”, even though He was tempted as we are.
