Christology The Character of Christ His Impeccability Among

Christology The Character of Christ

His Impeccability Among Bible believers there is no question as to the fact that Jesus Christ did ______ sin. The question is whether He could have sinned. There is no question as to whether He was _____ to sin. (Matt. 4: 1; Luke 4: 2, 13; Heb. 2: 18; 4: 15). What is Temptation? A satanically supplied opportunity to operate ________ from God, outside His will, and contrary to His ______. Does temptation constitute sin? Is it a sin to be tempted? Absolutely not! The Temptation of Christ

Was it possible? Does the Bible teach the impeccability of Christ? (Heb. 7: 26; 2 Cor. 5: 21; 1 Pet. 2; 21, . 22) Man succumbs to sin because ______ dwells in his fallen nature. Jesus did not have a ____ nature and had no lust or inordinate desire contrary to the _______ of the Father. Was the temptation of Christ real? Was the temptation personal? Was the temptation instructional? There was never a time when the Lord Jesus failed to understand ______ He was and _______ He came to earth. Yet, He voluntarily submitted Himself to human authority and lived the human existence in every _____ way. Christ did not sin ____ He was both God and man at the ______ time. Because Jesus was the God-man, He possessed an _______ desire to do the will of the Father (Heb. 10: 7; John 4: 34; John 8: 29). He is _____ God who has not sinned from eternity. Jesus suffered temptation ______ His earthly existence. Satan hurled his best assaults at the _____ Son of God.

The issue of Christ’s impeccability devolves to His own ______. He claimed to be sinless. (John 8: 46) We have the further testimony of people who were hardly sympathetic to Christ. Judas – Pilate’s Wife – Pilate The repentant thief The Roman Centurion - His Personality In every way, our Lord demonstrated the character of God. In fact this was His response to be called “good. ” (Mark 20: 17, 18) Transparent – Absolutely Holy – Benevolent – Compassionate – Meek and Gentle – Unobtrusive – Wise – Forceful – In short, Jesus Christ was perfect! As such He was and is the measure of a perfect _____. (Eph. 4: 13)