Heb 4:15 "For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."
Christ was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin. This gives me great comfort, but today I thought of something that confused me. When I think of sin (whether lust, envy, pride, etc), what makes it most alluring and tempting to me is as result of my flesh. When I am tempted, there is the Gal 5:17 and Rom 7 war going on inside me. There is a "traitor" in me like a trojan horse, which is my flesh, and my flesh is enmity against God. But since Christ did not have a sinful nature, how could he be tempted like I am tempted? If he had no sinful nature, what would make the external temptations of the world and devil possibly be actual temptations he faced?
(If I am misunderstanding any of these verses, please help me understand more correctly. Or if I am misunderstanding sinful nature vs flesh or anything about Christ's person, please enlighten me.)
Christ was tempted in all points like as we are, yet without sin. This gives me great comfort, but today I thought of something that confused me. When I think of sin (whether lust, envy, pride, etc), what makes it most alluring and tempting to me is as result of my flesh. When I am tempted, there is the Gal 5:17 and Rom 7 war going on inside me. There is a "traitor" in me like a trojan horse, which is my flesh, and my flesh is enmity against God. But since Christ did not have a sinful nature, how could he be tempted like I am tempted? If he had no sinful nature, what would make the external temptations of the world and devil possibly be actual temptations he faced?
(If I am misunderstanding any of these verses, please help me understand more correctly. Or if I am misunderstanding sinful nature vs flesh or anything about Christ's person, please enlighten me.)