. > What are you trying to say? Are you saying that Jesus was a counterfeit > man? -------------------No, I am saying that He was more than a man. A man, plus God. > > The verse clearly indicates that Jesus was in the form of God, but he > did not consider it something to hold onto. He laid that aside, > emptying himself, and took the form of a bond-servant. He suffered > death. God cannot die. Nobody can kill God. Are you going to argue > that his death was an illusion like the Muslims? If his being a man was > an illusion, then his death would have to be an illusion too. -----------------His being a man was not an illusion. Niether was His death. > > Jesus could be tempted and he could be killed for one reason. Jesus was > a man. Christ became flesh; he did not just look like flesh. >--------This is true, but for lack of a better term, a man plus. Not a man like me, possibly even a better man than you. > But Satan is completely unable to tempt the Father. He was able to > tempt Jesus because Jesus was fully man. If Jesus was only God, then he > would not have been able to be tempted. --------------------In my opinion, Satan tempted the father in the book of Job, but that is chasing rabbits. What I wanted to point out is that even though Satan tried to get Jesus to sin, he was unsucessful. Jesus is God, and God cannot sin. The end result was a forgone conclusion. The Father wasn't biting His nails, waiting to see if the Son was too human. There was no need for a plan "B". > You seemed to ignore the passages that I shared that said Jesus was made > a little lower than the angels. Is God below angels in your > perspective? You have a lot of explaining to do. -------------Sorry, no explanation. I would have to speculate about what lower than the angels means, and my speculation may not be accurate. I can tell you this. God cannot stop being God for one moment, or He would not be the same forever. > > Terry wrote: > > But God cannot stop being God for one moment, > > and God cannot sin, so though Satan TRIED > > to tempt HIm, the end was never in doubt. > > What do you mean by saying that Satan TRIED to tempt him? Are you > saying that Satan tried to tempt him but really was unable to tempt him? > Why would angels minister to Jesus after his temptation experiences if > he was not truly tempted and enticed just as we are? -------------See my explanation above > > Peace be with you. > David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida. > >
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