The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland
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Note the point: for Satan to "have nothing in<br />
Me" means "there was no sin in Him that Satan<br />
could use to his advantage," and sin is yielding to<br />
temptation, cherishing sinful desire. We must<br />
remember that a sinful nature is not the same as a<br />
sinning nature. Ours has been a sinning nature,<br />
true; but not Christ's. And while we are still in<br />
sinful flesh, still with a sinful nature, we too can<br />
overcome, for "this is the condition in which those<br />
must be found who shall stand in the time of<br />
trouble." <strong>The</strong> only alternative to this Great<br />
Controversy statement (p. 623) is "holy flesh"<br />
either for the saints in the time of trouble or for<br />
Christ in His incarnation, neither of which can be<br />
true.<br />
Christ gained total victory over the power of<br />
sin which has its seat in the flesh. His mind was the<br />
mind of the Spirit and never yielded or consented<br />
to the desires of the flesh. Thus Satan "had<br />
nothing" in Him. Says Peter, "Arm yourselves also<br />
with the same mind" (1 Peter 4:1).<br />
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