Jesus was sinless.

He committed no sin, neither was deceit found in his mouth, says Peter.

And he remains sinless even to this day.

In him there is no sin, says John.

This glorious truth forms the basis of his substitutionary atoning work for sinners,

like you and me.

But his sinlessness also forms the basis of why he is qualified to sympathize with us,

to sinners.

And on that point comes a controversy.

If Jesus is sinless, doesn't that mean he never really tasted the power of temptation?

How can a perfect man who never sinned, a man who never struggled to get free from a sin

habit?

How can he truly feel the power of temptation?

But this line of thinking is quite wrong.

It's wrong because you're not struggling with sin if you're continually giving into

sin.

In other words, the pressure of temptation is felt most strongly by those who most earnestly

resist giving into the sin.

At that point, sounds familiar it should.

We've covered that theme several times in the podcast already, particularly in episodes

on lust, like APJ episodes 291 804 and 963 come to mind.

The pressure of temptation is felt most strongly by those who most earnestly resist giving

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