Faith of Christ
'Faith' and 'believe' are overused and much maligned words in Christian circles. To sidestep popular debates, 'trust' is used instead.
Trust - to adjust one's actions in the confidence of the fidelity of a person, object, or idea. Because you believe something, you adjust your life. You trust the idea 'good is better' when you try to be good. You trust in an object when it is used for it's purpose; you sit in a chair. You trust in a person when your life is changed by their teaching, counsel, reputation, or example.
What did Jesus trust? If you assume that Jesus was a super baby because he was God, then your super baby cannot be your high priest, since he was not tempted in the same way that we are. [1] Super baby had an advantage in resisting sin.
Jesus 'closed his eyes' to his divinity. [2] He chose not to use his omnipresence, omnipotence, omniscience in order to live as we do, therefore, he did not have a divine knowledge of his divinity.
Jesus trusted his parent's word that he was the Son of God, and was astonished that they appeared not to believe it [3].
He trusted the scripture that he was God incarnate. [4]
He trusted scripture that he had to die and would be raised. [5]
These are the same things we must trust scripture for; he is whom the scriptures say he is.
- ↑ ▸ ± 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.
- ↑ ▸ ± Php 2:7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
- ↑ ▸ ± Lu 2:49 And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father’s business?
- ↑ ▸ ± Isa 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
- ↑ ▸ ± Mt 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
