How was Jesus sinless?
But Jesus' moral nature was unfallen, as was Adam's prior to his sin, and in Jesus, there was no prior inclination away from God for Satan to exploit, as there is in us. Jesus loved His Father and His Father's will with all His heart, mind, soul, and strength.
Heb. 4:15 says that Jesus was "in every respect ... tempted as we are," though without sin. The temptations we face-temptations to wrongfully indulge natural desires, to evade moral and spiritual issues, to cut moral corners and take easy ways out, to be less than loving and sympathetic to others, to be self-centered and lost in self-pity-all these came upon Jesus, but He yielded to none of them. In Gethsemane and on the Cross He fought temptation and resisted sin to the point of death. Christians must learn from Him to do likewise (Luke 14:25-33; Heb. 12:3-13).
For our salvation it was necessary that Jesus be free from sin. He was "a lamb without blemish or spot," able to offer His "precious" blood for us (1 Pet. 1:19). If He had been sinful He would have needed a savior Himself, and His death would not have helped us.
Christ obeyed on our behalf the moral commandments applying to all humanity. He also fulfilled all the will of God applying to Him in particular, as the One called to be the Messiah. His perfect obedience qualifies Him to be our all sufficient Savior.
Heb. 4:15 says that Jesus was "in every respect ... tempted as we are," though without sin. The temptations we face-temptations to wrongfully indulge natural desires, to evade moral and spiritual issues, to cut moral corners and take easy ways out, to be less than loving and sympathetic to others, to be self-centered and lost in self-pity-all these came upon Jesus, but He yielded to none of them. In Gethsemane and on the Cross He fought temptation and resisted sin to the point of death. Christians must learn from Him to do likewise (Luke 14:25-33; Heb. 12:3-13).
For our salvation it was necessary that Jesus be free from sin. He was "a lamb without blemish or spot," able to offer His "precious" blood for us (1 Pet. 1:19). If He had been sinful He would have needed a savior Himself, and His death would not have helped us.
Christ obeyed on our behalf the moral commandments applying to all humanity. He also fulfilled all the will of God applying to Him in particular, as the One called to be the Messiah. His perfect obedience qualifies Him to be our all sufficient Savior.
