The Golden Chain - Robert J. Wieland
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flesh." He did not permit His "flesh" to be the port<br />
to "harbor" an evil desire or act, nor did He permit<br />
a taint of sin to "rest" upon Him or "dwell" within<br />
Him (Christ and His Righteousness, p. 29).<br />
9. But does Ellen White ever specifically<br />
attribute to Christ the need to resist an<br />
"inclination" that was a powerful incentive<br />
toward sin?<br />
Yes, she does, specifically:<br />
Christ was put to the closest test, requiring the<br />
strength of all His faculties to resist the inclination<br />
when in danger, to use His power to deliver<br />
Himself from peril, and triumph over the power of<br />
the prince of darkness (7BC 930).<br />
(a) If Christ had yielded to this "inclination,"<br />
the yielding would have been sin. <strong>The</strong> problem He<br />
faced was clearly "danger." <strong>The</strong> "inclination" He<br />
wrestled with was to escape danger. If He had<br />
yielded, He would have refused the cross, just what<br />
Satan wanted Him to do. And if Christ had refused<br />
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