Comments on: [Updated!] Could Christ Have Sinned?: The two Adams http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/09/10/could-christ-have-sinned-the-two-adams/ Fear God and keep His commandments; for this is the whole duty of man - Ecclesiastes 12:13 Mon, 06 Sep 2010 05:49:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Beverly Poirrier http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/09/10/could-christ-have-sinned-the-two-adams/comment-page-1/#comment-725 Beverly Poirrier Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:10:13 +0000 http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/09/10/could-christ-have-sinned-the-two-adams/#comment-725 The difference between the two Adams is that Adam, in the Garden of Eden "took up his life". Jesus, in the Garden of Gethsemane died to His own life. Actually, He was born dying to His own life of sitting next to His Father in heaven and then He walked in faithfulness and love to His Father. He was a Seed planted in this world to save "whoever" believes in the One the Father sent. God gives the seed to the body that He plans and sees fit, and to each kind of seed a body of its own. Jesus died before His flesh was dead. He did what He said we were to do, died to His own life, took up His cross and walked with His Father, doing what He was doing, when He was doing it, how He was doing it. It's impossible for man to do this without "abiding in Christ" and even then we cannot do it perfectly. Praise God for His free gift of His Son, the Lamb of God who takes away my sin. There is much more here, this only touches the surface. Sin would be separation from God, Adam chose to separate from God and "live his own life". Jesus chose to stay in relationship with His Father, even when Satan came and tempted Him three times. And I'm sure there were many other times the tempter was there. In the Garden of Gethsemane, He asked His Father to take the cup from Him and humbly stayed with His Father. . . "nevertheless, not My will, but Your will be done." The cost was too great to Him, He could not sin and stay in relationship with His Father. The difference between the two Adams is that Adam, in the Garden of Eden “took up his life”. Jesus, in the Garden of Gethsemane died to His own life. Actually, He was born dying to His own life of sitting next to His Father in heaven and then He walked in faithfulness and love to His Father. He was a Seed planted in this world to save “whoever” believes in the One the Father sent. God gives the seed to the body that He plans and sees fit, and to each kind of seed a body of its own.

Jesus died before His flesh was dead. He did what He said we were to do, died to His own life, took up His cross and walked with His Father, doing what He was doing, when He was doing it, how He was doing it. It’s impossible for man to do this without “abiding in Christ” and even then we cannot do it perfectly. Praise God for His free gift of His Son, the Lamb of God who takes away my sin.

There is much more here, this only touches the surface. Sin would be separation from God, Adam chose to separate from God and “live his own life”. Jesus chose to stay in relationship with His Father, even when Satan came and tempted Him three times. And I’m sure there were many other times the tempter was there. In the Garden of Gethsemane, He asked His Father to take the cup from Him and humbly stayed with His Father. . . “nevertheless, not My will, but Your will be done.” The cost was too great to Him, He could not sin and stay in relationship with His Father.

]]> By: R. Sherman http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/09/10/could-christ-have-sinned-the-two-adams/comment-page-1/#comment-724 R. Sherman Thu, 06 Sep 2007 18:53:52 +0000 http://thepreacher.cac2.net/2007/09/10/could-christ-have-sinned-the-two-adams/#comment-724 Christ is the what Adam should have been, i.e. perfect. That is why he was born of the Virgin: Original Sin passes through the male. In that sense, Christ was not "another" or "second" Adam. As for your question regarding whether He could have sinned, a "yes" answer implies the taint of Original Sin which gives us the ability to ignore God's law and will. A "no" presupposes that some lack of complete humanity. I lean to the "no" side for reasons expressed in the first paragraph. Christ was totally human, as <b>humans were created to be.</b> Just as the spotless Passover Lamb can be nothing else, so was He. I'm going to ponder this some more and come back if necessary. Cheers. Christ is the what Adam should have been, i.e. perfect. That is why he was born of the Virgin: Original Sin passes through the male. In that sense, Christ was not “another” or “second” Adam.

As for your question regarding whether He could have sinned, a “yes” answer implies the taint of Original Sin which gives us the ability to ignore God’s law and will. A “no” presupposes that some lack of complete humanity.

I lean to the “no” side for reasons expressed in the first paragraph. Christ was totally human, as humans were created to be. Just as the spotless Passover Lamb can be nothing else, so was He.

I’m going to ponder this some more and come back if necessary.

Cheers.

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