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Q: I've looked for quite some time on your Web site for any articles concerning whether Jesus Christ, when He lived as a human being, could have sinned. Do you have an article about this? I have a friend who believes that since Jesus was God, He could not have sinned.
—K.S., Internet

A: The Bible indicates that since Jesus was a real human being, He could have sinned. But He did not because He had set Himself to always stay close to God the Father, who would give Him the needed spiritual strength to continue in obedience to God's spiritual laws. The Father was the source of Jesus' spiritual works (John 5:19,30; 14:10).

This question is addressed in our new booklet Jesus Christ: The Real Story in the chapter "The God Who Became a Human Being." Here are the pertinent paragraphs: "This brings us to another question about Jesus' humanity. Was it possible for Jesus to sin? The Bible is quite clear that Jesus did not sin. Paul says that Jesus 'knew no sin' (2 Corinthians 5:21). John confirms that 'In Him there is no sin' (1 John 3:5). None of His enemies could convict Him of sin (John 8:46).

"But could He have sinned? Hebrews 4:15 tells us that 'we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.' If it wasn't possible for Jesus to sin, then was His temptation genuine?

Read the full article at www.gnmagazine.org/issues/gn52/questionsanswers52.htm

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