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  1. Can A Child Remain Sinless? Not only did the Last Adam have to be able to die; he had to be able to sin as well. Many Christians have been taught that it was impossible for Jesus to sin, but, logically, the Last Adam, of necessity, had to have had the same freedom of will that the First Adam had. To say anything less is to devalue Jesus’ walk of righteousness. His behavioral perfection was ultimately dependent upon him alone. He had the choice of whether or not to obey God, and hence he was temptable. Scripture makes it clear that God cannot be tempted (James 1:13). [Schoenheit, John W.; Graeser, Mark H.; Lynn, John A. (2010-11-22). One God & One Lord: Reconsidering the Cornerstone of the Christian Faith (Kindle Locations 1216-1218). Spirit & Truth Fellowship International. Kindle Edition.] Unitarians believe and teach that Jesus was a man, and only a man, just like Adam. And for Jesus to be the perfect sacrifice Jesus He had to have the same freedom that Adam had. Notice that Jesus’ perfection depended on Him alone, without any influence from the Father, otherwise He would have had an advantage over Adam. But is there really an equal playing field, lets find out. From the narrative in Genesis we read that Adam was created as an adult, and according to the Gospel Jesus was born into this world. They are not even close, for Adam started with the cognitive and rational ability of an adult vs Jesus who started as a new born. If Jesus was born just a man, the probability of Him sinning, even knowing the severity of His mission, greatly increases during His developmental years. Consider the following. Would a mere fifteen year old boy control his hormonal urges knowing if he gives in mankind is lost? Would he care? Would an eight year old understand that he is required to give total obedience to his parents, knowing and understanding that one fault disqualifies him as the perfect sacrifice? Why would an eight year old look forward to a cruel death? How can a six year old control his selfish interest? Can he fully understand what is set before him? Not only to be obedient but joyful in the act and joyful about the result. An adolescent is self centered, cares more about himself than anyone else. It is hard enough to get one to do what is right when a reward is offered, how do you get one to always do what is right knowing that at the end there is no reward but punishment, to suffer and die? The Unitarian theory could be possible, and then reality sets in. With out God the probability of a mere man maintaining himself sinless to the appox age of 33 is zero.
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