It's not that Jesus was able to sin, it's not that Jesus was not able to sin, it's that Jesus was able no to sin.
2006-07-02 01:10:35 · 26 answers · asked by nobodiesinc 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
able no to sin"?
Yes. He was perfect.
2006-07-02 01:14:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The truth is Jesus could not sin because sin is not real. It is a misunderstanding of reality. God provides a place for his children to experiment with the idea of love. A place called earth where they can learn as much about it as possible. Here they can learn all that love is and what it isn’t. Both are important because to understand completely what a thing is one also must understand what it is not. Here situations are provided for us. Each requiring some action by us. Some of the choices we make have positive consequences, others have negative. This is how we learn. Our goal is to correct the responses that create negativity at the next possible opportunity.
We have misnamed the negative choice sin. God does not see it this way. He sees it only as his children seeking the goal he has ask them to seek. All he asks is that we stay aware of the consequences that our actions have on others and make the necessary corrections in our actions. God only loves, he condemns nothing. People have been lying to you about God.
2006-07-02 08:21:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Human beings have a sin nature; that is, we cannot help but sin; it's in our nature. We can't help it. It's who and what we are. Sometimes we do better than at other times, but ultimately, we sin and just can't help but be sinners. We are not God and as such we cannot live perfectly like only God Himself could do. Only God is perfect. Only God has the power to live perfectly.
Jesus was able to live perfectly, unlike the rest of us. It's not that He was able or not able to sin, it's that he was able to not sin, something we cannot do. This is standing evidence that He is God in the flesh. So is Isaiah 9:6.
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2006-07-02 08:16:11 · answer #3 · answered by Rebecca 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did you get this statement??... Jesus was both God and man, He was perfect, He was tempted as we are, but He resisted and stood firm in the word of God. He refused to give in to satan and the world. I think basically that overly cryptic statement is trying to say, it is not that Jesus was unable to sin, simply that if He had sinned, the plan would have been ruined, there would have been no salvation. Jesus would no longer have been the perfect living sacrfice... the Saviour. It was crucial that the plan came to pass as written.
2006-07-02 08:22:12 · answer #4 · answered by l8_freedom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus could not sin because all he did was the will of his father but he took the sins of men and died so that they may live
2006-07-02 08:30:53 · answer #5 · answered by Mseeya 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Exactly. Sin is a concept that is based on the "eating of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil". Jesus no longer ate of the Tree, but instead ate of the Tree of Life. He no longer lived in a world divided by good and evil, but saw reality as it is.
It was no longer a matter of whether he could sin or not. That idea was no longer relevant to his existance.
It is actually a surprisingly easy state to achieve, once it's worth it to you.
2006-07-02 08:16:17 · answer #6 · answered by mckenziecalhoun 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cannot explain that, no. Particularly since the scriptures make it perfectly clear that Jesus was able to sin. It was quite possible for him to sin. If it were impossible, it would make Luke 4:4-13 meaningless. It would also make other scriptures regarding his faithfulness meaningless. One of his primary objectives was to show that a perfect man could remain perfectly obedient and loyal to God, thereby showing that Adam and Eve could have done so themselves.
2006-07-02 08:15:03 · answer #7 · answered by Hannah J Paul 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus was (allegedly) capable of totally ignoring temptation and had the ability not to sin.
Humanity doesn't have this choice; the best of us sin sometimes despite our efforts, and according to the doctrine of "original sin" we are all inherently sinful anyway. Jesus was not.
2006-07-02 08:16:46 · answer #8 · answered by night_trekker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What that means is that whether or not Jesus was able to sin is not the point, the point is that He was able to resist the temptation to sin at all times, thereby becoming the spotless sacrifice.
I don't know if that makes it more confusing or not - but hey - I tried.
2006-07-02 08:15:38 · answer #9 · answered by Miss Vicki 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is God as part of the trinity - God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, and therefore in his power is capable of anything. He death on the cross was so that we could be saved from original sin.
2006-07-02 13:10:00 · answer #10 · answered by happy_hammer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has no meaning,Jesus wasn't here to sin he came to Die so sin would be forgiven by the Father.
2006-07-02 08:20:22 · answer #11 · answered by George B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋