A Sinless Life

1. What testimony is born of Christ’s life?

“Who did no sin, neither was guile found in His mouth.” I Peter 2:22

2. What is true of all other members of the human family?

“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23

3. With what question did Christ challenge His enemies?

“Which of you convinceth Me of sin?” St. John 8:46

4. To what extent was Christ tempted?

“[He] was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.” Hebrews 4:15

5. While in His humanity, of what nature did Christ partake?

“Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, He also Himself likewise took part of the same; that through death He might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil.” Hebrews 2:14

6. How completely did Christ share in our common humanity?

“Wherefore in all things it behooved Him to be made like unto His brethren, that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God to make reconciliation for the sins of the people.” Hebrews 2:17

NOTE––In His humanity Christ partook of our sinful, fallen nature. If not, then He was not “made like unto His brethren,” was not “in all points tempted like as we
are,” did not overcome as we have to overcome, and is not, therefore, the complete and perfect Savior man needs and must have to be saved. The idea that Christ was born of an immaculate or sinless mother, inherited no tendencies to sin, and for this reason did not sin, removes Him from the realm of a fallen world, and from the very place where help is needed. On His human side, Christ inherited just what every child of Adam inherits,–a sinful nature. On the divine side, from His very conception He was begotten and born of the Spirit. And all this was done to place mankind on vantage ground, and to demonstrate that in the same way every one who is “born of the Spirit” may gain like victories
over sin in his own sinful flesh. Thus each one is to overcome as Christ overcame. Revelation 3:21. Without this birth there can be no victory over temptation, and no salvation from sin. St. John 3:3-7.

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