Could Christ Have Sinned?
By Editor
A MEMBER of a Sabbath-school writes us that the question recently arose in the class whether or not Christ, when on earth, could have sinned, and that the majority said he could, while one or two thought he could not. We are asked to state our opinion. This we can do in a few words. We have not the slightest hesitation in saying that he could not. Our whole hope of eternal life through Christ rests upon this; for if there had been any temptation that could have induced Christ to sin, that would show that there is temptation that is stronger than divine power, which, in turn, would show that he is not "able to save to the uttermost." The question is simply another form of asking, "Can God sin?" for "God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself." "The word was God," just as truly when it was "made flesh and dwelt among us," as it was in the beginning, "before the world was." The object of that mysterious union of divinity with humanity was to demonstrate the power of God over sin. We might pile scripture upon scripture in further proof of this position, but it is not necessary. Those who have a proper conception of Christ cannot find room in their minds for such a question. We are sorry that there is any Sabbath-school whose members have so low a view of Christ that they can turn aside from the grand themes of the lesson, to discuss a question that ought never to be asked.