RE: The price of attonement???
March 30, 2013 at 11:25 pm
(This post was last modified: March 30, 2013 at 11:32 pm by Neo-Scholastic.)
(March 30, 2013 at 2:39 pm)Drich Wrote: My Question is: Is this 'glorified state' still God?Yes, because the post-resurrection Jesus has complete union with the Father.
(March 30, 2013 at 10:11 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: There we go. So he was incapable of sinning. If he was incapable of sinning, then how can he be praised for avoiding temptation? Where is the sacrifice? Where is the praise?A tower full of 18 to 21 year old virgins needing to be spanked and he walks away. I'd call that a pretty big sacrifice. The point is that the temptation was ineffective because God has complete mastery over the flesh. The Christian believes that His victory over sin allows us to call on His power to drive sin out of our lives. He's like a bouncer at the door to our souls.
