Sunday, April 29, 2012

Though Impeccable, the Incarnate God Worked Hard to Remain Sinless

"... but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin." (Hebrews 4:15, NIV 1984 )

"... though Jesus did not sin, we must not infer that life was easy for him. His sinlessness was, at least in part, an earned sinlessness as he gained victory after victory in the constant battle with temptation that life in this world entails."
 ~Leon Morris,  Hebrews to Revelation (EBC Vol.12)
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