Is Jesus really sinless?

last SG · 2005-02-26T09:34:15+00:00

Before I became a Christian, I had bad experiences with Christians too. After I became a Christian, I still had bad experiences with Christians but that does...

Icemoon SG

There is one thing I am not clear about and I hope to be enlightened.

Many have been said about Jesus being sinless, that's why he could carry all our sins on the cross .. blah blah

But just what do we mean when we say He is sinless? Is he sinless by virtue of being the Son? Or is his mortal life really sinless and blameless?

If he is really sinless, then there is absolutely no "thoughts" of those kind when he sees ladies like Mary and Maria, or the prostitute. Or any woman along the street. Wah!

Icemoon SG

Another question is what actions are considered sinful? Meaning you sin when you commit those acts (think stealing things) or thoughts ( think spiritual adultery).

Other than the Decalogue, I suppose disobeying the commands in Leviticus and Deuteronomy also put a person into a sinful state? So Jesus never went against those commands?

SingaporeMacross SG

Matthew 18:17
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets. I have come not to abolish but to fulfill. Amen, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or the smallest part of a letter will pass from the law, until all things have taken place.

Matthew 18:27

"You have heard that it was said, 'You shall not commit adultery.'
But I say to you, everyone who looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

He is sinless, yup.

NeonTetra SG

yes he is sinless.

John Ching SG

Hi Icemoon, I'm not a religious person but you're an infidal! Twisted Evil
Just joking. Anyway, I guess your question about Jesus's integrity is a fair question since we're all human its therefore natural that we question about what is written about Jesus because we can't accept the fact that if Jesus can do it why can't we? Rolling Eyes
Personally, I don't know Jesus in person & what I do know about him is what is written by others who're long dead & buried in the past. So it must mean that this dead people held Jesus in great esteem in-order to record in books that Jesus was sinless.

I do have a question for you. Would you feel better if Jesus is a sinner? Does it make you feel less guilty knowing that Jesus too had sin? If that's the case then feel free. Jesus did sin, as you've written, he absorbed the sins of others( US ) before dying. Mr. Green

Honeybunz SG

Though he was tempted as mentioned in the bible, he did not fall.
I am sure throughout his whole journey, there were many other temptions. But nothing has changed and will ever change him.

Yes, he is really sinless. Cool

NeonTetra SG

Read the book of Hebrews to know more abt the perfect priesthood of Christ.

Very Happy

NeonTetra SG

For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

-2 Corinthians 5:21

KK_J SG

ur very true self also sinless like him,

but we lost our "true" we lost our way committed sins, that y we are here.

YA.YA SG

Of course he is sinless.

Benecia SG

Hi..

I may not be right, but I think Icemoon may have the same question I had in the past. It could be that he just couldn't fathom how Jesus is Human yet He didn't sin. Maybe he's not questioning Jesus integrity but unable to understand that though Jesus is born in flesh yet He is totally God too, therefore, He is sinless. As Jesus took on the human flesh, He's being tempted just like any human yet not sin. With is why the Bible said: " THEREFORE, SINCE WE HAVE A GREAT HIGH PRIEST WHO HAS GONE THROUGH THE HEAVENS, JESUS THE SON OF GOD, LET US HOLD FIRMLY TO THE FAITH WE PROFESS. FOR WE DO NOT HAVE A HIGH PRIEST WHO IS UNABLE TO SYMPATHIZE WITH OUR WEAKNESSES, BUT WE HAVE ONE WHO HAS BEEN TEMPTED IN EVERY WAY, JUST AS WE ARE - YET WAS WITHOUT SIN. (Hebrew 4:14-15)

Icemoon SG

I suppose scolding "bloody vipers" is not a sin, yea? Twisted Evil

I feel there is some double standard in the person of Jesus. On one hand, he can laugh and cry like a mortal, but he is like "immune" to the temptations around him. Ok, you can say some holy monks are like that, but they meditated and reached that stage, don't they? Jesus, on the other hand, had to be "immune" since day 1 from his mother's womb. Then 12 years later, he is like skipping the adolescent stage of a normal teenager.

If he has an inborn "immune system" since day 1, then he cannot be 100% human.

Devil1976 SG

He’s sinless because he’s the ‘son’ of God.

SingaporeMacross SG

Perhaps it is more accurate to say that he is both God and Man.

And do you think God is a sinner?

[email protected] SG

Infidel spell wrong liao. U INFIDEL!

dcx SG

For how much do you know abt sin?

What's sin?

And what's not a sin?

Who's Jesus? Is he really the "son" of God???

Is he the only "son" of God??

Before i think of the questions above...my very 1st question will be..is there God?

Is God up there or among us?

burntan SG

BTW, why a thought of “sex” is a sin?

SingaporeMacross SG

There are many kinds of sins. Basically, sins are anything that go against the commandments given by God.

You have the Ten Commandments.

First Commandment: I am the Lord your God, you shall not have other Gods beside me.

Second Commandment: You shall not use Gods name in vain.

Third Commandment: Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.

Fourth Commandment: Honour your Father and Mother

Fifth Commandment: You shall not kill.

Sixth Commandment: You shall not steal.

Seventh Commandment: You shall not commit adultery.

Eighth Commandment: You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour.

Ninth Commandment: You shall not covet your neighbours wife.

Tenth Commandment: You shall not covet your neighbours goods.

SingaporeMacross SG

In addition:

The Seven Deadly Sins
We should not be satisfied merely to keep the commandments of God, but should always be ready to do good deeds, even when they are not commanded. The commandments of God state the minimum requirements for salvation. They should be kept not merely according to the letter, but also according to the spirit, which obliges us to strive for greater perfection.

Actual sin is any willful thought, desire, word, action or ommission forbidden by the law of God.

I. PRIDE Unrestrained appreciation of our own worth.
II. GREED Immoderate desire for earthly goods.
III. LUST Hankering for impure pleasures.
IV. ANGER Inordinate desire for revenge.
V. GLUTTONY Unrestrained use of food and drink.
VI. ENVY Sorrow over another's good fortune.
VII. SLOTH Laxity in keeping the Faith and the practice of virtue, due to the effort involved.

THE FOUR SINS CRYING TO HEAVEN FOR VENGEANCE
I. Willful murder (including abortion)
II. The sin of Sodom.
III. Oppression of the poor.
IV. Defrauding laborers of their wages.

THE SIX SINS AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT
I. Presumption of God's mercy.
II. Despair.
III. Impugning the known truth.
IV. Envy at another's spiritual good.
V. Obstinacy in sin.
VI. Final impenitence.

NINE WAYS OF BEING ACCESSORY TO ANOTHER'S SIN
I. By counsel.
II. By command.
III. By consent.
IV. By provocation.
V. By praise or flattery.
VI. By concealment.
VII. By partaking.
VIII. By silence.
IX. By defense of the ill done

http://www.catholic.org/clife/prayers/sin.php

SingaporeMacross SG

Most importantly,

You shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength; you shall love your neighbor as yourself.