Was Jesus human like us or a different kind of human?

mankind is born with a self reliant will, a nature that wantsto have its own way and to sin and disobey God.
Jesus never had that aspect as part of His humanity.
You seem to be getting hung up on the fact that Jesus was fully human like us, and yet had no sin nature in Him at same time!
Virgin Birth is way for Him to avoid corruption from the fall...

 

can God ever sin?

 

An infant is born a sinner, given enough time it will do what comes naturally.

Some apple trees don't bear apples for several years after planting.

But whether it bears fruit or not it is still an apple tree.

 

Babies from the get go are selfish!

 

I don't view "Let this cup pass from me" as a request to not go to the Cross, again, it makes little sense that He would falter at the last minute, when previously He made it clear that is what He came to do:

John 12:27-28
King James Version (KJV)

27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.

28 Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.


I view it in the sense of "Let this be the time for me...to get it done."


Matthew 26:39-42
King James Version (KJV)

39 And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?

41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.


"Let this cup be behind Me."

"Let your will...be done, finished."

But I know that is the oddball perspective so I don't really try too hard to convince people. You either see it or you don't. But I think if we look at the popular understanding and contrast that to His statements which show He intended to perform the will of God (in regards to man's Redemption) we will see a contradiction.


John 18:10-11
King James Version (KJV)

10 Then Simon Peter having a sword drew it, and smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus.

11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it?


I don't think He is going to ask of God something that He has clarified already.


God bless.

 

I believe He did ask for another way to save the human race.
There wasn't so He did what He had to do. Was not sin

 

While I've been told that my entire (albeit short) Christian life, I do not find scripture that validates that claim. While it is obvious they are totally helpless and very needy--Crying to help parents know there is something that needs their attention is not exactly "selfish". And to be more specific, the Bible Paints the Children with a Different picture.

 

Children are conceived in sin, and are born with sin natures!

 

If that premise is true, why was the "tree of life" in the garden in the first place, and why was the LORD God so concerned about preventing the man and woman from eating of it in their sinful condition and living forever? (Genesis 2:9 and 3:22)

Scripture teaches that the tree of life bears "twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations." (Revelation 22:2)

 

There was no death in creation until sin entered into it...

 

The "death" that entered the world was separation from God.

There is no Biblical basis to think that animals, insects, or marine life lived forever.

The tree of life did not give men eternal life, only Christ can bestow that upon men by immersing themselves into Himself. We will have eternal life prior to entering the Eternal State, where we again find the tree of life.


God bless.

 

And that is how most will view it, I do not:

John 12:27
King James Version (KJV)

27 Now is my soul troubled; and what shall I say? Father, save me from this hour: but for this cause came I unto this hour.


I would see a contradiction of sorts with the Lord instructing His disciples on a matter then reversing Himself, and doing that which the question posed above demands a negative response to.

I think the burden of taking on humanity was a far more painful experience, and more prolonged, than the death of the Cross and the suffering associated with it.

I think the Lord had had His fill of humanity. That is really quite understandable.


God bless.

 

There are at least 3 deaths.

 

Could you be a little more specific?


God bless.

 

We are different in our humanity to Jesus:
1) We did not preexist our earthly birth.
2) We were not conceived of the Holy Ghost in the womb of a virgin.

 

Do your own research. That way you will remember.

 

Sure, Hank.


God bless.