John Piper - Was Jesus tempted with homosexuality?

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[makebrightthenight]

Piper is not answering "yes" or "no" because it is unanswerable in that respect. There is no Bible verse that says He was or not.

[fireball2085]

He was counted as sin, He was not man who faced the temptation of homosexuality, that (homosexuality was sin pressed upon Him by the world. That is why if we run from those sins of our past, which may contain homosexuality, and cling to the Father who over come sin then our "past" is made forgotten and we are a new in Christ.

[bayreuth79]

The more interesting question for me is HOW was Jesus of Nazareth authentically tempted if there was never any possibility of him sinning? Surely, to be tempted means that there is a possibility of yielding to that temptation, otherwise it is scarely a temptation at all; but Jesus (being a DIVINE person with two natures, one human and the other divine) was never going to yield. It is not possible for God to sin; therefore how can he be authentically tempted?

[makebrightthenight]

@Erap1muzik I agree that He was tempted in all ways that we are. "For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are--yet was without sin" (Hebrews 4:15).

[Erap1muzik]

@makebrightthenight when jesus was to be tempted by satan he got all the temptation. the devil offered him the world and all the kingdoms, so that includes every sin. my lord rebuked him. glory to God

[ilikezappa]

The idea that Hell exists is perverted

[ilikezappa]

@xelGuATAgAtO I would think that the people who spend the most money on themselves are probably American "Celebrity" TV Evangelists, and drug dealers. Again , your evidence that there is an invisible spirit world that controls everything ,that the kingdom of heaven exists , that I will be judged according to whether I have telepathically pledged my allegience to a dead Jew, is based only on the Bible ,which is demonstrably wrong.

The foundations of your faith are false,in my humble opinion.

[xelGuATAgAtO]

@ilikezappa you should agree there is such a thing as good because there is such a thing as bad, so when the bad live, what will be the consequences? innocent blood will be spilled. it's the only way freedom of will can exist, but if you can't deal with it then just deny it, and claim your own judgment on top of things. "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me", wow what an unordinary statement from an "ordinary" man, look things through not at>&&<

[xelGuATAgAtO]

@ilikezappa it's a stupid thing to say really, just because there is famine in the world, There is no God, Jesus was a man, just a little bit more touched to our moral nature that does not seem to be changing, just our motives, sorry but we where the cause of everything that is wrong with the world right now. People eating edible Gold, wasting money on pools, 1000$ Champagnes, when there are people starving in the world, Wars going, always because of some injustice motivated by selfishness

[xelGuATAgAtO]

@ilikezappa wow my brother your mind is closed to another level, just believe Jesus was not God because he did not lift us all up to heaven, cure our diseases, gave us comfortable lives. you know who's job that is? Satan's. Why do you think Jesus' way is the hard way, and satan's the easy way? coincidence? we where born to overcome the beast! in a way to be godly having freedom of will at the same time. if you can't understand how everything in life comes down to this then you are selfish>>