The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland
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12. But if Christ was tempted as we are, does<br />
that mean that He would have what Dr. William<br />
Johnsson implies, "a corrupted nature that<br />
hankered after sin, that preferred the darkness<br />
to the light, and to which the devil could appeal<br />
with his enticements" (op. cit, p. 104)?<br />
<strong>The</strong> 1888 messengers were "exceedingly<br />
careful" in their use of language about the<br />
humanity of Christ. <strong>The</strong>y preferred not to say that<br />
He "had" a sinful nature, but consistently said that<br />
He "took" or "assumed" our sinful nature. To have<br />
"a corrupted nature that hankered after sin, that<br />
preferred the darkness to the light" would of course<br />
be sin itself. To "prefer" or to "hanker after" it is to<br />
choose sin, which Christ never chose. To attribute<br />
this distortion to the 1888 view is not only<br />
incorrect but unfair.<br />
13. If Christ "took" our sinful nature or flesh,<br />
would that mean that He also had our sinful<br />
mind?<br />
No, for His mind was totally sinless. Paul urges<br />
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