Can A Child Remain Sinless?

[towerwatchman]

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.

[OneLight]

That is the one major fault with Unitarianism, they do not believe Jesus is God.  Jesus was born of a virgin, no other human born can say this.  The seed of Jesus was implanted into Mary by the Holy Spirit, nobody can ever say that about anyone besides Jesus.   Jesus is God, and the trinity is true.

[kwikphilly]

Blessings towerwatchman

   Welcome to Worthy,better late than never!!!!

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With out God the probability of a mere man maintaining himself sinless to the appox age of 33 is zero.

Absolutely 100% correct and thats why God had to do it for us,us mere mortals.......As OneLight has said"Jesus is God"    There is God the Father,God the Son & God the Holy Spirit.....,.God the Son was born by Immaculate Conception,born of a virgin.......God Sent His Only Begotten Son that w may LIVE

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John 3:16King James Version (KJV)

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

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John 1:14 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.

John 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 3:18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

1 John 4:9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

THere is only  ONE......the WAy,the TRuth & the Life....JESUS       Our Redeemer LIVES!                                           With love-in Christ,Kwik