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Absolutely holy: Christ could not sin

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13And He was in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by Satan; and He was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving Him.

– Mark 1:13
(NASB® © 2020)
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The fact that the Lord Jesus was tempted by Satan in the wilderness in no way implies that He could have succumbed to the seductive arts of the enemy. Rather, the temptations documented the powerlessness of Satan and the holiness and righteousness of the One who proved to be completely inaccessible to temptation.

With regard to the eternal life we received at the new birth, the Word of God says: “Whoever has been born of God does not sin, for His seed remains in him; and he cannot sin, because he has been born of God” (1 John 3:9). If the new life cannot sin, then neither can He, who is eternal life itself!

The Lord Jesus, who became man and came down to earth for us, could not sin, but He could only do the will of His Father in heaven, as He Himself said: “The Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do” (John 5:19).

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