Originally posted by Nemesio
Okay. So we have both Adam and Jesus, both born without sin nature and both born with free will.
One sinned, the other didn't. The first sinned when there was just ONE commandment. The latter
didn't sin when there were like 50 million commandments and admonitions and duties (remember,
to say that Jesus never sinned means He never did a sin of [i]omi ...[text shortened]... pear to be a
monumental duty.
Why didn't God just create Adam more like Jesus?
Nemesio
That is the million dollar question. My best guess is He did. I also think the free will part played a large role. Perhaps God, knowing what would happen, wanted us to freely choose to obey/reject Him. After all He created Lucifer as well. I do think Adam and Jesus were made the same.
Think about it, would you want forced love or free will love? When I said God "gambled" in another thread, I meant He knew many would be lost, but He would also inherit many children who loved Him.
Yes, Adam had one commandment. But Jesus had the scrolls to learn from as a child. I believe that Jesus, even as a child, was enamoured with God. He read about David, the prophesies concerning Himself, etc. He had total reverance for God, God was His life, His very breath. He was so in tune with the Father that He continually repeated, "not my will but the Father who sent me". When Satan tempted Him He fought back with scripture.
Consider these verses when studying how well Jesus knew the scriptures...
Luke 4:16-21
16 So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.
17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:
18 "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord."
20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him.
21 And He began to say to them, "Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing."
(NKJ)
Notice where He closes the scroll? These verses were from ...
Isa 61:1-2
1 "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; he has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn,
(NKJ)
After the acceptable year of the Lord he closed the scroll, why? Because the vengeance of our God was not here yet. It was not yet known whether the King and the Kingdom would be accepted or rejected.