Pop Quiz! - Impeccability of Christ

[whatever]

Originally posted by Joseph_Botwinick:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by rsr:
Omnipotence does not mean God can do things that are logically impossible.

You mean like heal lepers, raise people from the dead, and rise from the dead himself? I am thinking Omnipotence is not limited even by what we think is logically impossible. I think God is bigger than even that.

Joseph Botwinick </font>[/QUOTE]Those things are naturally impossible, but not logically impossible. Logic says that one outside nature who created nature can overrule nature as he sees fit.

Heb 6:17-18 - "So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, so that by two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement to hold fast to the hope set before us."

So there. Either God is not omnipotent or omnipotence does not require that God could lie if He wanted. You get to pick.

(By the way, Jesus could not have sinned.)

 

[Joseph_Botwinick]

I agree with Scripture and publicly repent for my ignorance of the truth. According to Scripture, you are correct, God cannot sin.

Joseph Botwinick

 

[Calvibaptist]

Whatever, this may be the first time in our short history, but I completely agree with you and that was a great post. There is hope for you (or maybe me) yet!

 

[Bill Brown]

Originally posted by Joseph_Botwinick:
I agree with Scripture and publicly repent for my ignorance of the truth. According to Scripture, you are correct, God cannot sin.

Joseph Botwinick

Joe - may the Lord bless you for commitment to the truth of scripture. He receives all the glory. Your willingness to believe scripture (and ultimately God) is a strong testimony to your Christian character.

Soli Deo Gloria!

 

[whatever]

By the way, I think this question is what eventually led me to become a Calvinist. The answer has all kinds of implications for:

- the nature of temptation (How could Jesus' temptation be "real" when He could not have given in?)

- the nature of free will (Since Jesus could not have sinned, did He really make free choices, or were His choices programmed in some way? If so, by what were they programmed?)

- the nature of obedience (Since Jesus could not have sinned why is His obedience such a big deal, and why did God exalt Him for it?)

 

[whatever]

Originally posted by Calvibaptist:
Whatever, this may be the first time in our short history, but I completely agree with you and that was a great post. There is hope for you (or maybe me) yet!

Hmmm. I thought we generally agreed on things. Maybe I've not been paying attention.

 

[Joseph_Botwinick]

Originally posted by whatever:
By the way, I think this question is what eventually led me to become a Calvinist.

I was a Calvinist already.

Joseph Botwinick

 

[Brother Bob]

If He did sin then we still are in ours for it took a perfect sacrifice to redeem us and if He did sin then it would be no different than those under the Law who made a sacrifice that stayed their sins from year to year.
No!!! Jesus did not or could not sin for to do so He would have had to be led of Satan. Even though I have heard some say He had enough sin to die that is foolishness.

 

[whatever]

Originally posted by Joseph_Botwinick:
I was a Calvinist already.

Joseph Botwinick

Yeah, I know. That was not really directed at you. It was more of a general comment to the crowd.

 

[Calvibaptist]

Originally posted by whatever:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Calvibaptist:
Whatever, this may be the first time in our short history, but I completely agree with you and that was a great post. There is hope for you (or maybe me) yet!

Hmmm. I thought we generally agreed on things. Maybe I've not been paying attention. </font>[/QUOTE]No, your right. I was just being a little facetious...

 

[webdog]

Originally posted by Joseph_Botwinick:
Nothing is impossible for God.

Joseph Botwinick

Even allowing man free will?

 

[Aaron]

One of the attributes of God is that He is incorruptible. It is impossible for God to sin, Heb. 6:18.

Therefore, Christ could not sin.

The only weakness Christ had as a man was physical, not spiritual or moral. He could not sin, but He could suffer, and that He did.