Did Jesus Cheat His Life on Earth?
Hello everyone this is The Trailblazer.
I’m here to talk about a concept that have confused many people.
Jesus was a God so there is no possible way that I can be like Jesus because He was God! Also Jesus had powers so He used them for His benefit!
Why this question you might ask? You see, some people get confused where in the Bible it said that Jesus was human (Heb. 2:17-18) and let me tell you that personally, I was confused too. Also in the Bible it says that He had temptations(Matt. 4:1-11). I said to myself “The only way Jesus would conquer the temptations was basically, because He was God!” So I have dug into some research and have come with a reasonable conclusion. In order to get to the conclusion we need to go back from the very beginning when the Angel of God talk to Mary (mother of Jesus).
We all know the story about how Jesus came to this earth how he was born as a baby to save us from sin. This is the first thing we need to take in consideration because Jesus, being God, He can’t be in front of sinners. So that’s why he had to make himself 100% human to be around us.
In the Bible it says that Jesus never committed a sin(1 Peter 2:22) and that it’s possible for us to be like Jesus in that way(1 John 2:6)! Then people say, “Well then He is a sinner! He couldn’t have lived a perfect life!” You see my friends, Jesus for Him to come to this earth, He wasn’t born a sinner, He was born INTO sin. Just like us. We are not born sinners, we are born INTO sin. That’s why Jesus says, “For the children is the kingdom of heaven.”(Matt. 19:14) Why? Because they have no fault! They were born into this messed up world! It’s not their fault.
Now how was He able to pass the temptations without using his powers? Let me tell you what would have happened if He had used His powers to conquer His temptations. If Jesus gave in, the Devil would have won the battle. Simple as that. Jesus would have permanently have lived here on earth and die with everyone else. In fact, we wouldn’t be here today! He was able to conquer those temptations as a human! Which is one way that proves we can be like Jesus. After that Angels came down and helped Him(Matt 4:11). You also might say, “Well yeah he was tempted in those 3 things only.” Let me tell you that Jesus was tempted in everything! You don’t believe me? Check out this verse:
“For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are–yet he did not sin.” (Hebrews 4:15)
There you go! Tempted in everything AND it said that He didn’t sin. Which when we look back at the verse in 1 John 2:6. It tells us that we should be like Him.
Jesus tried as much as He could, not to make Miracles.
“Why would you say that?”
Because people would follow Him just for His miracles(John 6:26). His main mission on this earth was to help others around Him and not himself! Because if He would’ve help himself, we would have been screwed.
“But Jesus walked on water and if He didn’t use His power, He would have drowned!”
That is correct, BUT He was walking on water because He wanted to prove a point! Jesus never made a miracle that would benefit himself. Never.
So my friends in conclusion, Jesus is completely human. In fact right now, in heaven, He is still a human. Also it IS possible to be like Him and live a sinless life. I know you’re not perfect and for sure I’M not perfect, but we need to try everyday to have a personal connection with Him. Whether it’s through a short prayer or reading 1 verse in the Bible it can help us mold our character to be like Jesus everyday. That’s what you should pray about. Take your time right now, and pray to God to help you be more like Jesus.
May God bless everyone and I hope that you will be blessed by reading this. Please share it with your friends and family. Have a happy rest of your day/night. Until next time. May God bless you. :)
