The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland

came with such a heredity,... to give us the example
of a sinless life (ibid., p. 49).
Obviously, according to her emphasis, the
fallen "heredity" that Christ "accepted" was not
mere physical deterioration, but also "moral." Her
point is that in our nature, which is clearly "sinful,"
it is possible to live "a sinless life," for He did so as
an "example." "The lowest depths I of degradation"
are spiritual and moral, not merely physical. And it
was "man" there that Christ "rescued" with that
long "golden chain" let down from heaven, in
which there is to be no "broken link."
In no way does this compromise the perfect
sinlessness of Christ. It enhances it, and gives us
hope. This is the "message of Christ's
righteousness." Ellen White's language seems
clear: "Christ was to redeem Adam's failure,... but
when Adam was assailed by the tempter, none of
the effects I of sin were upon him.... It was not thus
with Jesus." The I great controversy requires that
He redeem our failure too!
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