The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland
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or corruption as "resting upon Christ." But Christ<br />
endured the full tempt-ability that the fallen sons of<br />
Adam meet, not only the tempt-ability of the<br />
sinless, unfallen Adam in the Garden. <strong>The</strong> glory of<br />
"Christ's righteousness" is that never "for a<br />
moment" did He allow a taint of sin to "rest" upon<br />
Himself. <strong>The</strong> cross is the answer.<br />
7. If Christ was "born without a taint of sin"<br />
(Letter 97, 1898), was He not different from us<br />
who are "born with inherent propensities of<br />
disobedience" (5BC 1128)?<br />
Yes, He was surely different from us, for we<br />
are fallen sinners and He was sinless. What was<br />
"unlike" between us was His character, His<br />
righteousness. What is "like" between us is His<br />
nature which He "took," His genetic heredity and<br />
ours. We must not misunderstand what are our<br />
"inherent propensities of disobedience," or how we<br />
inherit them. Ellen White is very clear that prenatal<br />
influences are a part of our "inheritance." But<br />
perhaps there is a difference between "inherent<br />
propensities to disobedience" that a baby might<br />
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