Where exactly have I done that? I absolutely do not believe that Christ had two temperaments or two wills. He had a human nature and a divine nature, but He did not have two wills. He could be hungry and thirsty, tired and weary; He could be tempted, which are things that apply to man and not God. He knew the thoughts and desires of all men (John 2:24-25) and had power of the elements and over death, and was without sin, which are things that apply to God and not man. As man, He prayed to the Father; the Father did not pray to Him. After His baptism,
'the Spirit immediately drove Him out into the wilderness' (Mark 1:12). He did not drive or send the Spirit anywhere until after His ascension.
I do not do so.
Yes.
No. The Father sent the Son. That implies separation. The Son could be hungry (Matthew 4:2). The Father does not feel hunger.
Yes.
Christ could be tempted (Hebrews 4:15). At Gethsemane, He shrank from what He was about to face.
"My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from Me.....'
Yes, for the glory of God.
'......nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will' (Matthew 26:39). See also John 12:27.
I'm not quite sure what you mean here. You'll have to explain further.
No. That sounds like Sabellianism.
See above.
Ultimately you are extending “nature” beyond the Scripture.
For example, in the garden, the expression of Will in Christ’s statement was not human will but that of Christ. Just as the Holy Spirit has a will to travel as it desires, so too does the Son and Father.
Christ’s statement was the expression of divinity to divinity, not human will to divinty.
Such is also the case of believer advocacy found in 1 John. The Lord Jesus expresses divine will to the Father’s divine will.
Second is the matter of who prays to whom.
The Lord Jesus was in total divine communication and communion with the Father. This is seen when the Father is heard responding to the son.
Even at the tomb of Lazarus, the Lord openly prays to the father but states such was not really necessary, “Father, I thank you that you have heard me.
42I knew that you always hear me, but I said this on account of the people standing around, that they may believe that you sent me.”
The words “you always hear me...” mean complete and communication and communion.
The Son did not initiate prayer to the Father, the lines were two directional, “... what I say the Father has told me to say....”
Third, you post about the Spirit driving (impelling) Him into the wilderness. This is statement is found in Marks account. Using it to show authority over Spirit was limited until after the ascension.
This is most weak in support. Because the trinity’s Communication remains unobstructed it is not for any parson of the trinity to order any other part around.
Jesus addressed the issue of the Spirit in discussion with Nicodemus.
By stating the limitation is part of human comprehension, He was not stating He had no authority or understanding.
We differ, I suppose in the extension of the word “nature” to mean that which is not found in Scripture
I find that the body of Christ, that covering was as our covering is (according to Paul) an enclosure that will be put off for a better at death, because we are a new creation.
I find the Scripture support Christ had a body, just like our body. It was not anything more or less then 100% human construction. I do not find the Scriptures separating the body from Christ. Those who desire to separate the “nature” into what is human and what is Devine obliterate the Union. The Christ was a union and must not ever be considered in parts. Just as you are in union and fully responsible for your health and actions, so was the Christ. 100% union of 100% human body and 100% Word.
You point that God cannot hunger, but that is unsupported by Scripture.
Psalm 40 states, “
If I were hungry, I would not tell you,
for the world and its fullness are... ”
It is not given to the understanding of humans nor for our determination the determination of when God is hungry.
The verse does not state God does not hunger, but that if He were hungry, He wouldn’t let us know.
What we do know is there is a feast in heaven that will take place with the redeemed. Why such if there was no desire for both celebration and communion as our Lord stated. That He is even now in fasting from the bread and cup, does not support a lack of hunger.
The manna came from heaven, did it not?
The balance of Scriptures do not support the popular myth that God does not hunger.
But then, too, some actually contend God is above all expressions and desires and needs. Yet, the image of Him as Adam displayed, disputes such myth.
