What is the Biblical basis that Jesus could sin?
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We have many scriptures about Jesus' humanity. Several specific verses about his total dependence on the Father, his God, for all his needs, his words and his ability to perform miracles etc.
Jesus was a fleshly man - "made like us in every way" Heb 2:17 Not *some* or *most* ways, but *every* way.
As he was indeed tempted - again - 'as we are', then it follows that he *could have sinned* - as we do.
>we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin Heb 4:15
The very point of temptation - and his need to resist every and all temptations to become the Lamb of God, is pointless if sin was not a possibility. The fact that he *did not sin* has nothing to do with his inherent ability as a man, like us, to be *able to* sin, should he have chosen to do so or faltered before severe and prolonged temptation.
As Heb 4:15 "yet, he did not sin", implies, at the very least, that the potential was there but he was able to resist and remain victorious over evil.
What kind of victory has he achieved over evil and death if failure was never remotely possible or even feasible?
What evidence does the bible provide to support this premise of Jesus' potential for committing a sin?
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Jul 23, 2021, 01:16 AM
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