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(Created page with "{{bl| 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 wh...") |
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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. | 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. <ref>{{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.</ref> Super baby had an advantage in resisting sin. | 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. <ref>{{bgw|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.</ref> Super baby had an advantage in resisting sin. | ||
Jesus 'closed his eyes' to his divinity. <ref>{{bgw| 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:</ref> 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 'closed his eyes' to his divinity. <ref>{{bgw| 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:</ref> 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. | ||
