The Impeccable ChristW. E. Best is a Baptist pastor and an excellent teacher of the Bible. The author chose this title (not to sin) to describe the Christ because it expresses the divine truth that Christ could not sin for the reason that as God He was perfectly holy, and as man He was perfectly holy. "Holiness is far more than the absence of sin; it is positive virtue. The Lord Jesus could not sin because the days of His flesh meant only addition of experience, not variation of character. Holy humanity was united to Holy Deity in one indivisible Person, the impeccable Christ." It could not be otherwise, else, the holy Deity would have been defiled by any unholiness in the human flesh. This book slays completely Satan's lie which says that Christ was human, therefore, He "could have sinned, but did not." Yes, He was "tempted (tried) in all respects according to [our] likeness, apart from sin." However, the trial, or test, was to demonstrate His perfect holiness, that regardless of stress or trial, it was impossible for Him to sin. In short but powerful sentences, the author comprehends the mysterious and marvelous Person who is the Christ. He covers such pregnant subjects as The Eternal Son of God; The Son Declares the Father; The Mystery of Godliness; The Incarnation; the Virgin Birth; Christ's Human Nature; Christ's Human Soul; Christ's Human Growth; Christ's Baptism; Christ's Temptation; Christ's Impeccable Life; The God-approved Man; Christ's Prayer Life; The Drawing Power of Christ; Christ's Discriminating Message; Christ's Miracles; Christ's Death; Christ's Headship; and, Christ's Kingship. |
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... sinful silence on the most important subject of Scripture , namely , the Impeccable Christ . The purpose of this book is not to impress scholars , but to awaken and feed the elect of God . I am aware that this work , as well as all ...
... sinful silence on the most important subject of Scripture , namely , the Impeccable Christ . The purpose of this book is not to impress scholars , but to awaken and feed the elect of God . I am aware that this work , as well as all ...
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... sin . Common teaching among religionists is that Christ assumed man's imperfect nature which bears the consequences of sin and tendencies to temptation . This concept is expressed in the following words : " Jesus had the capacity to sin ...
... sin . Common teaching among religionists is that Christ assumed man's imperfect nature which bears the consequences of sin and tendencies to temptation . This concept is expressed in the following words : " Jesus had the capacity to sin ...
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... sins in his own body on the tree . . . ” ( 1 Peter 2:24 ) . " That I may know him , and the power of his ... sin ( Hab . 1:13 ) , then the holy thing He assumed was as holy as He is holy . He experienced at the incarnation a birth ...
... sins in his own body on the tree . . . ” ( 1 Peter 2:24 ) . " That I may know him , and the power of his ... sin ( Hab . 1:13 ) , then the holy thing He assumed was as holy as He is holy . He experienced at the incarnation a birth ...
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... sins the other also sins ? What about Christ who was ' asleep on a pillow ' ( Mark 4:38 ) - or ' Christ died for our sins ' ( 1 Cor . 15 : 3 ) ? " Are we to assert from these passages that God was asleep or that God died ? To say that ...
... sins the other also sins ? What about Christ who was ' asleep on a pillow ' ( Mark 4:38 ) - or ' Christ died for our sins ' ( 1 Cor . 15 : 3 ) ? " Are we to assert from these passages that God was asleep or that God died ? To say that ...
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... sin as in mankind , then there would have been the possibility or capability of the incarnate Christ sinning . But such possibility is completely removed by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in the conception , birth , and life ...
... sin as in mankind , then there would have been the possibility or capability of the incarnate Christ sinning . But such possibility is completely removed by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit in the conception , birth , and life ...
Contents
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The Manifestation of Godliness | 22 |
Christs Human Body | 37 |
Christs Temptation | 52 |
Christs Discriminating Message | 68 |
Christs Headship | 81 |
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Page 7 - My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee, so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; if thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures ; then shalt thou understand the fear of the Lord, and find the knowledge of God.