Continuing on in my theo notes......
How did Christ fight sin? What was the source of power for resistance in Christ? Is it the same as ours?
The Source of resistance was within his human nature. One cannot simply say the divine nature put up an impregnable wall of resistance to the temptation without allowing a struggle. If Christ had simply used the divine to relieve the struggle then he would not really be able to sympathize with us. Nor could he be tempted, as God cannot be tempted (James 1: 13)
God dealt with sins completely within his human nature, not using his divine nature. His divine nature cannot be tempted. The spirit was there guiding him, probably giving him the scripture. Christ had the Holy Spirit dwelling in Him, helping him to exercise strong faith that was more than a match for all the temptations that were directed against him.
Thus, Christ’s fight with sin was a fair fight, and his conquest a moral achievement. Thus, Christ can sympathize with us for he fought sin in the same way we are to fight sin. Christ really can understand the battle that we daily face and we have at our disposal the same power to fight sin that Christ had and fully utilized. The complexity and person of Christ really is amazing... one that we'll never fully comprehend.
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