Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!wuarchive!rex!ukma!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: lindborg@cs.washington.edu (Jeff Lindborg) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Could Jesus have sinned? Message-ID: Date: 30 May 91 03:59:00 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Washington Computer Science Lines: 17 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article bgsuvax!kutz@cis.ohio-state.edu (Kenneth J. Kutz) writes: >I agree that Jesus was tempted, and he felt what temptation was like. But >I don't believe he could have sinned. To conclude Jesus could have sinned >(such a conclusion is not in Scripture) is to conclude that God can violate >His nature which is inherently, perfectly holy. Just a practical note... if Jesus could not have sined (was not capable of sin), then to what degree COULD he have been tempted. Temptation relies on the "tempties" ability to give in to the temptation. If I have no legs, for instance, how could I be tempted to run across a field? I could not run, hence I could not be tempted to run. You seem to contratict yourself here somewhat... Jeff Lindborg