Foundational Truths # 5 Jesus is Perfect
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Foundational Truth 5: Jesus Is Perfect
Jesus was born without the sin nature that we all inherited. He was fully human and fully God, and He lived a perfect, sinless life.
Jesus was born without the sin nature that we all inherited. He was fully human and fully God, and He lived a perfect, sinless life.
Relevant Bible Verses:
14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin.
19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
20 Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
15 For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Big Questions to Tackle:
Big Questions to Tackle:
Q: "Who is Jesus?"
Q: "Who is Jesus?"
A: Jesus is the Son of God. He was born from his mother Mary, by the Holy Spirit, making Him "fully man and fully God." Because Jesus was not born from man, He did not inherit the "sin nature" that we all have, and was like Adam before the "Fall' in the Garden.
A: Jesus is the Son of God. He was born from his mother Mary, by the Holy Spirit, making Him "fully man and fully God." Because Jesus was not born from man, He did not inherit the "sin nature" that we all have, and was like Adam before the "Fall' in the Garden.
Q: "Is Jesus God?"
Q: "Is Jesus God?"
A: Yes, Jesus is God. God is represented in three ways that we call the Holy Trinity; God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit. Because we are human, we cannot fully comprehend how Jesus can simultaneously be God and God's Son, tit is still true.
A: Yes, Jesus is God. God is represented in three ways that we call the Holy Trinity; God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit. Because we are human, we cannot fully comprehend how Jesus can simultaneously be God and God's Son, tit is still true.
Q: "Could Jesus have sinned?"
Q: "Could Jesus have sinned?"
A: Jesus was fully man, and He faced all of the same temptations to sin that we do. but He never gave in to His temptations, and never sinned. What we do know is that Jesus showed us an example of how we should resist sin by choosing God in every situation.
A: Jesus was fully man, and He faced all of the same temptations to sin that we do. but He never gave in to His temptations, and never sinned. What we do know is that Jesus showed us an example of how we should resist sin by choosing God in every situation.
Q: "Would Jesus have died of old age If He hadn't been crucified?"
Q: "Would Jesus have died of old age If He hadn't been crucified?"
A: The Bible tells us in Romans 6:23 that "the wages (or punishment) for sin is death." both spiritually and physically, and Jesus had no sin in Him.
A: The Bible tells us in Romans 6:23 that "the wages (or punishment) for sin is death." both spiritually and physically, and Jesus had no sin in Him.
23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
We want our students to understand.
We want our students to understand.
Jesus is God, and the Son of God, and while He was on earth, He was fully man and fully God.
Jesus is God, and the Son of God, and while He was on earth, He was fully man and fully God.
(Basic concept of Holy Trinity, understanding that some aspects of God are "mysteries")
(Basic concept of Holy Trinity, understanding that some aspects of God are "mysteries")
Everything Jesus did during His life and ministry was to show us how we should live today.
Everything Jesus did during His life and ministry was to show us how we should live today.
Jesus never sinned, and had no inherited sin nature, making Him the only worthy sacrifice to pay for all of our sins.
Jesus never sinned, and had no inherited sin nature, making Him the only worthy sacrifice to pay for all of our sins.