As we continue to look into the scriptures to study the life of Christ as a man on the earth, we see clearly how beautiful and lovely His character is, we see a perfect example of true holiness. Of all men in history, Jesus is the only one who ever lived without sinning. He never sinned, not once, no, not even for one millisecond, never.
The scriptures make us to understand that He was tempted in every possible way just like us, yet without sin (Heb 4:15). Even though He walked in the midst of a sinful and perverse generation, yet He was spotless. Even Satan, the accuser, couldn’t find anything sinful in Him (John 14:30).
When the enemy came to tempt Him in the wilderness, He stood His ground with the word of God. The lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh and pride of life had no place in Him. He walked in purity. He always did only the things that were pleasing to the Father as He said, "He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him" (John 8:29).
Of a truth, He lived a sinless life on the earth because He is the lamb of God that was slain to take away the sins of mankind (only a spotless lamb could be used as a sacrifice - Lev 1:3), however, He didn't just live a holy life in order to be our scapegoat, but to show us an example of how God the Father desires for us to live, which is why He said, "be holy, for I am holy" (1 Pet 1:16).
Right now, He is our High priest, interceding and advocating for us before the Father and His blood is ever powerful to cleanse us whenever we fall into sin, but that doesn't mean that He wants us to continue in sin, which is why He said to the woman, "Go and sin no more". He has given us victory over sin, and the power to live above sin.
Friends, let us examine our lives. Are you living in uncleanness and filthiness? Do you give excuses for indulging sin? Are you willfully continuing in iniquity taking God's grace for granted? Do you live a life that grieves the Holy Spirit? Will the Lord return to meet you in sin and immorality? Are you living in a way that is pleasing unto Him?
Let us listen to the Apostle Paul on this, "This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind, having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart; who, being past feeling, have given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness. But you have not so learned Christ, if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness" (Eph 4:17-24).
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