Part of this I agree when taking the “we” as believers. For believers actually have both “natures” in which they may freely make dominant. Much of Paul’s imploring is concerning that “conversation” lived out.
What is not accounted is that unbelievers are in no such condition. The ungodly do not because they cannot.
Their rebellious condition that is evident from even before birth is lived out in all manner of failed attempts to live “good” and “doing right.”
Christ did not have that will of the first Adam, that rebelliousness of human nature passed down from the fathers, but of that which was of Himself.
Where we are “drawn away” by our own desires of the fleshly will, Christ would not be.
What we experience as believers (fullness of Christ dwelling in us richly) only in part will be that fulfilled in the the new body where “we shall be like Him.”
Here is a perplexing question that the Scripture answers are not easy to reconcile in our human orientated thinking.
From God’s perspective, “humbled” carries the view of not retaining the rights and privelages of station and position, but allowing for submissive protection under the care of the Father to occur.
Also, “being found in the fashion (form) of humans” indicates that the form was a copy and not the actual original.
So, how does that fit our thinking of the static union of God and man - nicely, IF one does not get carried into philosophy and presentations that would tend to compromise the union in some manner.
Jesus is God, so would God ever disagree wiith Himself?
It is not 3 gods, but ONE God, so again, does His persons ever have a disagreement among themselves?
So there was no Universal curse put down on all creation due to the fall? Were not all who came after Adam and Eve, save for Jesus, under that?
Sin brought a tremidious wreak to humanity, lost relationship with God, each other, sinful evil acts and desires, correct?
And yes, God already had the Cross in mind before the Fall even happened!
Jesus was born into the very likeness of us, but not the very sameness, as he was a true human being, flesh/blood/, but was with any stain of sin in His nature of humanity.
Another mystery, for though he ceame in a sense sin, as being now the Sin Bearer, at no time did he eevr Himself sin, nor become a sinner! he also stayed same sinless humanity in very nature....
“24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed. 25For you were straying like sheep, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.”
Did Jesus ask if possible that the cup pass? Did Jesus pray "not my will but Yours"? Was Jesus legitimately tempted in the wilderness? Was He really tempted by Peter's statement that He avoid the Cross?
Yes, but in a even more intense way that any of us, as we all inside want to do that very temptation, but he had nothing within Him to desire and wanting to do it!
1. No, there was. 2. No, all of mankind and all of creation fell under the curse. ALL of mankind to include Jesus who became a curse for us. 3. Incorrect. Sin and death entered the world, and mankind was enslaved to sin and death. But Jesus conquered sin and death.
I certainly agree that Christ did not have the will of Adam. Instead he made of himself no reputation and became obedient even to death - the exact opposite of Adam's (and our) sin.
Jesus was NOT placed under the curse, for that would have meant that he was a sinner, and thus could not even save Himself. he was born under the law, but nor under the Curse!
The desire is not the temptation. The temptation is to place that desire over God's will and the sin is when we do.
Jesus desired to eat when he was hungry during the fast, He was tempted by Satan to do so, but He submitted the desire of the flesh to the will of the Father. Jesus desired that the cup pass, He was tempted by Satan in the words of Peter to avoid death, but He submitted His will to the will of the Father.
If we cannot understand that Jesus experienced desires of the flesh, suffered under these desires and temptations, then we cannot understand Christ as our Great High Priest.