The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
9. "He [Christ] did humble Himself when He<br />
saw He was in fashion as a man, that He might<br />
understand the force of all temptations<br />
wherewith man is beset" (5BC 1128, 1129). Does<br />
this suggest that He was born with a different<br />
nature than ours, but later in His incarnation,<br />
He "humbled Himself"?<br />
Not necessarily. Christ was born as a human<br />
baby and "grew" in knowledge and understanding.<br />
"He learned obedience by the things which He<br />
suffered" (Hebrews 5:8; see also Luke 2:52). As a<br />
baby He could not "understands^ force of all<br />
temptations wherewith man is beset"—no baby<br />
can. He had to grow into this maturity. <strong>The</strong> point is<br />
that at any moment in this growth process, the Son<br />
of God could have refused to suffer further, and He<br />
could have excused Himself from further<br />
participation with us in temptation. But He<br />
"humbled Himself to suffer "the force of all<br />
temptations" to the end.<br />
125