EXACTLY. That is why it is impossible for God to lie. NOT because God is less powerful than man (ability) but because God is righteous and this is His nature.
We cannot measure the standard by the standard....that does not make sense. The standard IS the standard. And God is the Standard of righteousness. It is impossible for God to lie because God is righteous, holy, pure, immutable....because God is God.
Could Christ Have Sinned? II
Discussion in 'Other Christian Denominations' started by Aaron, Jan 7, 2021.
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Lying is not a power. It is a corruption. But if you want to talk about sinning as if it were a power or ability, then in those terms, God does not have the power of a man to lie or to be corrupted. -
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When we use the word "can" or "cannot" we are not speaking of corruption but of power. In the context of the passage (and the whole of Scripture) God's inability to lie is founded in God's nature and His righteousness. God's word is true because God does not lie. It is impossible that God's word fail or be false based on divine righteous, not divine inability. -
God's power excludes not* being God. God is infinitely good in all His Persons. Mark 10:18. Proverbs 9:10.
* The Word was both God and not God. John 1:1-2. "with God" and "was God." In not being God He never ceased being God. Hebrews 1:3, John 1:9-10. Mark 10:18. -
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It was IMPOSSIBLE for Jesus Christ the God-Man to have sinned. For those who deny this fact have to explain how then Jesus could have lived about 33 years, and not have sinned even once.
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Face it, gentlemen...
It's a stalemate.
Scripture states our Saviour is both God and man;
Stop trying to figure out God being a man, and simply accept what His word tells us. ;)
" And these things, brethren, I have in a figure transferred to myself and [italics] Apollos for your sakes; that ye might learn in us not to think [italics] above that which is written, that no one of you be puffed up for one against another." ( 1 Corinthians 4:6 ). -
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SavedByGrace Well-Known Member
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The Holy Ghost empowers people to live without sin. Though persons still have choice.
For instance. I used to consume the iniquitous alcohol. The Holy Ghost gave me victory over that - completely. I do not drink any more. Ever. So it has been much more than a few hours or minutes, but ever since that time years ago.
The Holy Ghost is to do this for all of my iniquitous thoughts, speech and actions.
The people of God do not merely have imaginary victory over sin - they actually partake of it.
You really ought to change your name to ""Not Saved" by Grace" if you actually believe what you just stated, for if you cannot have actual and permanent victory, then you have no salvation - from anything, by grace or anything else. -
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