The Son of God came to earth in a body body, making Him both divine and human. Did He have free will like us? Could He have choosen not to be crucified? Could He say no to God's plan and run away"? I'm thinking no because then He would be saying no to His own plans and disobeying Himself. So am I right in thinking that Jesus had no free will because of His divinity?
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2006-08-27 10:03:44 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Jesus was like us in all things except sin, so he definitely had free will.
He and his father had decided what they were going to do to save the world, long before the world ever existed, so his mind was already "made up".
Certainly his humanity would have preferred to avoid suffering, but in the end the suffering was necessary, so everything worked out exactly as it had been pre-ordained.
Jesus voluntarily layed down his life for his friends (us) and then, three days later, he took it up again.
2006-08-27 10:41:42 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, Jesus did have free will or He could not have been our substitute. Think about the plan of salvation. Basically, the question was if man really could keep God's law. Adam and Eve failed to in the Garden of Eden, so when Jesus came He had to live with the same free will Adam and Eve had been given if He was to prove that it is possible to do what was right--and if His life was perfect, then He could die and atone for our sins. Any sin in His life would have made Him a blemished sacrifice, and our doom would have been sealed.
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2006-08-27 17:19:33 · answer #2 · answered by EyeStudy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus had free will; He had the choice to say no.
Paul states in Romans 5:19 that Jesus was obedient, insinuating that He had the choice to be otherwise. The book of Hebrews, chapter 5, verses 8 and 9 makes a similar statement.
2006-08-27 17:13:40 · answer #3 · answered by hisnamesaves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he did.
You are assuming that he didn't want to do what he did. With his divinity comes a lot of responsibilities among them is the reason he came to us. He came to us, walked into that town knowing very well what is about to happen to him. The night before, he was concerned of all that will come, and wanted to have the strength to endure it, and that is the flesh part of him, and the divine part, knows very well what he must do, and that to full fill the scriptures as it was predicted and written, and thus it will be done.
When it comes to those faithful to their believes, in some sense, Who has a free well!? if you think about, none of us. But when it comes to Jesus, he had the well to do, or not to do it.
2006-08-27 17:16:35 · answer #4 · answered by Sierra Leone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Hebrews For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted, like as we are, yet without sin. If the Lord had not come as a common man then it wouldn't be right for him to want us to abstain from sin and all unrighteousness as He did. The Bible teaches us to walk even as He walked. He asked the Father to let this cup pass from me. But not my will, but thine be done. In other words as a man as we are he could have said no. who for the joy that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of God...His Father.
Isaiah ch. 53 say there was no beauty about him, that one would desire him. That is just plainly saying he was as a common man... but without sin.
2006-08-27 17:45:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus had complete choice over whether he was to die or not. Read Matthew 26. It's the story about Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemene. Jesus didn't want to die. He was so upset over his coming death that he cried blood. He cried out to God and told him I don't want to do this, but Jesus still agreed to go through with it because he knew that it was God's will. Matthew 26: 42 says, "Again Jesus went to pray and said, "My Father, if there is no other way, and I must suffer, I will still do what you want."
2006-08-27 17:35:55 · answer #6 · answered by shybusch 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Jesus had free will. He was tempted in the desert by satan, extremely weak after days of fasting. Still He chose not to sin. At any moment during His crucifixion, He could've summoned angels to save Him, but refused because of His love for us. (Wow, big time love, eh? I don't think I deserve that, but I'm glad He loves me!!)
He was fully God, explaining the miracles and authority He had, and fully man, explaining the free will and death.
2006-08-27 17:09:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As I understand it, He chose to come to earth and chose to submit Himself to the Father out of love for us. It may not look like free will as described in the Bible but essentially He chose to use His free will to serve the Father and the whole of humanity rather than to choose His own ways and methods and desires.
2006-08-27 17:12:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is God... HE made free will lol...Jesus could have done whatever He wanted to do, but no, He was sent here in the flesh to fufill prophesy and to die for our sins...mission accomplished, but it is not complete YET!! we now wait for His second arrival!! arent you excited? but yes hunny, Jesus has free will, but you must remember, He is God, He is perfect and sinless, the Most Clean.... He would not do evil or coward from his duty.
2006-08-27 17:08:59 · answer #9 · answered by Amber Marie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello!! :o) I believe that Jesus - like all men - had free will. Otherwise - Satan would not have tried to 'temp' Jesus by promising Jesus the world. Besides - the fact that Jesus was without sin would have meant nothing IF HE couldn't have sinned. Craig!! :o)
2006-08-27 17:13:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋