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Bible Question: The
website states that the wages of sin is spiritual death; but then
it says that Christ never spiritually died because He remained the
spotless lamb. Doesn't this show that Christ's trauma in the Garden
of Gethsemane was caused by His coming physical torture? If so, doesn't
this show us that we are not cursed with "original sin"/spiritual
death, but are created with it?
Bible Answer: We
will look at each question by itself. Each one is actually a whole
subject by itself. Your first statement is true. God tells us that
the wages of our sins is spiritual death. We deserve to die spiritually
because we do not obey God.
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For
the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life
through Jesus Christ our Lord. (NASB) Romans 6:23 |
The Bible says that God became a man so that He could die a physical
death. He had to die in our place - a life for a life. He was Jesus.
As a man Jesus was tempted by Satan (Matt. 4:1-11) and He had to resist.
A person can be tempted and not sin (James 1:13-15). Jesus was tempted
and grieved over the coming of pain and suffering, but He never sinned.
Sin means "to disobey God." Jesus never disobeyed God. He
never sinned.
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Therefore,
He had to be made like His brethren in all things, that He might
become a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining
to God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For
since He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered,
He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted. (NASB)
Hebrews 2:17-18
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed
into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our
profession. For we have not a high priest which cannot be touched
with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted
like as we are, yet without sin. (NASB) Hebrews 4:14-15 |
Torture In The Garden. When Jesus
was in the garden, He struggled because of the coming pain and suffering.
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Christ
also suffered for you, leaving you an example for you to follow
in His steps, WHO COMMITTED NO SIN, NOR WAS ANY DECEIT FOUND
IN HIS MOUTH; and while being reviled, He did not revile in
return; while suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting
Himself to Him who judges righteously; and He Himself bore our
sins in His body on the cross, that we might die to sin and
live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed. (NASB)
1 Peter 2:21-24 |
If Jesus had not struggled, then many would think that He was not
human or that it was not possible for God to understand our pain.
Jesus suffered more than any of us because most of us, if not all
of us, would have refused to die. We would have disobeyed God and
sinned. |
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