1. Standard memberNemesio
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    29 Jul '07 19:261 edit
    Originally posted by KellyJay
    There is also the difference in that Adam was created as a man while
    Jesus took on humanity, a difference with quite a distinction.
    Let's take this as a given. Jesus took on humanity, Adam was only a man. I don't see why this is
    relevant to the discussion.

    Here's what we know (believe):
    Did they both have free will? Yes.
    Did they both have a choice to sin? Yes.
    Did they both react the same way? No.

    Why? What about Jesus' nature made it such that He didn't sin?

    And, whatever this is, why wouldn't God have put this into Adam's nature such that he would freely
    choose not to sin?

    Nemesio
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    29 Jul '07 20:10
    Jesus was the only person that did not sin. This is because he is God and became man to be in a form that we could understand. By him taking that form he was also able to pay the sin debt for all man kind all we have to do is just believe and we will be saved from our sin.

    This is so easy that it's hard for an adult to understand. We must think as a child to understand that a God came from heaven and died rose and will come again and would have done it if you were the only person on earth!

    Jesus is not a maybe god he is God. We ALL SIN and come short of the glory of God!
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    Free will and why would God give it to you?? It's just as today when the speed limit is 55 do you go 55 or by free will do you go faster?? Life is choice. God wants you to make the right ones.
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    29 Jul '07 21:021 edit
    Originally posted by Nemesio
    Let's take this as a given. Jesus took on humanity, Adam was only a man. I don't see why this is
    relevant to the discussion.

    Here's what we know (believe):
    Did they both have free will? Yes.
    Did they both have a choice to sin? Yes.
    Did they both react the same way? No.

    Why? What about Jesus' nature made it such that He didn't sin?
    have put this into Adam's nature such that he would freely
    choose not to sin?

    Nemesio
    If you take it as a given that Jesus took on humanity, for you what do
    you think that means? Adam was created during the time God was
    creating the universe, so the differences between them is something
    of note. You are looking at the actions and the ability both shared,
    with Jesus the answer came for us. It wasn't impossible for Adam to
    walk the walk he just choose not to, while Jesus simply did it while
    running into tempations left and right. Jesus not only had to deal with
    Satan giving it his best shot at causing him to fall, Jesus also had to
    deal with us too, and you can look at how we treated Him.
    Kelly
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    29 Jul '07 21:35
    Originally posted by KellyJay
    It wasn't impossible for Adam to
    walk the walk he just choose not to, while Jesus simply did it while
    running into tempations left and right.
    Right. Jesus had free will, Adam had free will.

    One sinned, the other didn't.

    If Jesus had been in the garden of Eden, would He have eaten the fruit? Of course not.

    So there is something different about Jesus that made it clear that sin was the wrong course of
    action. What about Jesus compelled Him to avoid sin that Adam lacked?

    Nemesio
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    29 Jul '07 21:46
    Originally posted by Nemesio
    Right. Jesus had free will, Adam had free will.

    One sinned, the other didn't.

    If Jesus had been in the garden of Eden, would He have eaten the fruit? Of course not.

    So there is something different about Jesus that made it clear that sin was the wrong course of
    action. What about Jesus compelled Him to avoid sin that Adam lacked?

    Nemesio
    Jesus was, is, and will be the Word of God.
    Kelly
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    29 Jul '07 21:51
    Originally posted by KellyJay
    Jesus was, is, and will be the Word of God.
    Kelly
    It would seem, then that Jesus didn't have free will, then, because it was impossible for Him to sin.

    Why is this perspective wrong?

    Nemesio
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    30 Jul '07 16:322 edits
    Originally posted by Nemesio
    It would seem, then that Jesus didn't have free will, then, because it was impossible for Him to sin.

    Why is this perspective wrong?

    Nemesio
    Everything Jesus did He did as a man while He was here, He was
    tempted in all points like us, God isn't tempted with sin. If Jesus came
    here and acted as 'God' at any time while walking as the Son of man
    then during those times He was not walking as one of us, and it could
    not be said that He was tempted like us, because He could turn it off
    and on when He felt like it. He could have sinned, that was possible,
    but He did not, which is an act of will by the way.
    Kelly
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    30 Jul '07 18:06
    Originally posted by KellyJay
    Everything Jesus did He did as a man while He was here, He was
    tempted in all points like us, God isn't tempted with sin. If Jesus came
    here and acted as 'God' at any time while walking as the Son of man
    then during those times He was not walking as one of us, and it could
    not be said that He was tempted like us, because He could turn it off
    and on whe ...[text shortened]... d have sinned, that was possible,
    but He did not, which is an act of will by the way.
    Kelly
    Would you say that Jesus experienced every feeling that humans felt while here on earth?

    That is, he understood firsthand all of the emotions that we go through?
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    30 Jul '07 18:29
    Originally posted by KellyJay
    Everything Jesus did He did as a man while He was here, He was
    tempted in all points like us, God isn't tempted with sin. If Jesus came
    here and acted as 'God' at any time while walking as the Son of man
    then during those times He was not walking as one of us, and it could
    not be said that He was tempted like us, because He could turn it off
    and on whe ...[text shortened]... d have sinned, that was possible,
    but He did not, which is an act of will by the way.
    Kelly
    Are you saying when He was tempted, He turned on the 'Godself' and thus didn't sin?
    Or did He avoid sin as a man?

    Nemesio
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    31 Jul '07 17:021 edit
    Originally posted by Nemesio
    Are you saying when He was tempted, He turned on the 'Godself' and thus didn't sin?
    Or did He avoid sin as a man?

    Nemesio
    He did it as a man, from the point of being tempted to be point of
    rejection of sin, it was all done as a man, again Jesus wasn't created
    like Adam He took it upon Himself to be like us.

    John 1:14
    The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
    Kelly
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    31 Jul '07 17:05
    Originally posted by blakbuzzrd
    Would you say that Jesus experienced every feeling that humans felt while here on earth?

    That is, he understood firsthand all of the emotions that we go through?
    I used the words I meant too, He was tempted in all points like us
    and yet without sin. He lived as one of us, He went through what He
    went through as a man, He faced regret over things He could not
    change, He was disappointed, He was amazed, He did it all as the
    Son of Man.
    Kelly
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    31 Jul '07 17:07
    Did Jesus ever feel regret for something he'd done?

    That's a regular part of every human's life. Did he experience it firsthand?
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    01 Aug '07 05:25
    Originally posted by blakbuzzrd
    Did Jesus ever feel regret for something he'd done?

    That's a regular part of every human's life. Did he experience it firsthand?
    Not for sin, yet he felt it.
    Kelly
  15. Standard memberNemesio
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    01 Aug '07 06:09
    Originally posted by KellyJay
    He did it as a man, from the point of being tempted to be point of
    rejection of sin, it was all done as a man, again Jesus wasn't created
    like Adam He took it upon Himself to be like us.

    John 1:14
    The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
    Kelly
    Okay, so Jesus was tempted as a man and avoided sin as a man. Jesus' Godself didn't play a role.

    Adam was tempted as a man and failed to avoid sin as a man.

    Why didn't God create Adam's manhood such that he was more like Jesus and consequently freely
    chose to not sin?

    Nemesio
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