If Jesus had jumped off the temple, what would have happened?

[Questioning Christian]

I'm glad he didn't jump, but I am wondering what would have happened if he had.

Would God the Father have saved him from hitting the ground?

I always wonder about things like that - hypotheticals and such.

Jesus was divinity, but still had choices and still faced temptations.

 

[Svt4Him]

He would have landed on Chuck Norris, who would have kicked the ground below so it was soft as a feather.

 

[Questioning Christian]

Is that because the sun cannot stare at Chuck Norris for more than 8.2 seconds?

 

[NaLuvena]

I'm glad he didn't jump, but I am wondering what would have happened if he had.

Would God the Father have saved him from hitting the ground?

I always wonder about things like that - hypotheticals and such.

Jesus was divinity, but still had choices and still faced temptations.

At the risk of a roundhouse kick from Chuch Norris (looks anxiously over shoulder) I'd say that IF Jesus had jumped, whether He had landed splat on the ground or was saved by the Father would have been irrelevant.

By jumping, He would have obeyed Satan, in effect becoming subject to him and would have sinned against God. Then salvation would have failed, (unless Chuck could somehow get Satan to release us.).

Praise God He didn't jump!!!

 

[JimB]

I'm glad he didn't jump, but I am wondering what would have happened if he had.

Would God the Father have saved him from hitting the ground?

I always wonder about things like that - hypotheticals and such.

Jesus was divinity, but still had choices and still faced temptations.

Do you mean, could Jesus have sinned? That is an interesting topic for discussion.

~Jim

I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.​

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[SpiritPsalmist]

What is the point of temptation if one "cannot" give in to it?

 

[JimB]

What is the point of temptation if one "cannot" give in to it?

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[imperfectchristian]

This type of question opens up alot of other questions. Did God have a plan for mankind? Knowing the end from the beginning could He have prevented the fall? Was the fall part of His plan? Could Eve have resisted temptation and us all still be sinless to this day and thereby not need a Saviour...what would the world look like? Was the fall part of God's original plan? Why did God create a creature that He knew would be evil and cause so much destruction?

If we hang on technicalities we will find no answer to these questions.

If we however look at it in a simplistic way...that God is love and He created beings capable of giving and receiving love (or failing to do so) then it all makes more sense...even Satan's existence makes more sense.

Instead of asking...what would happen if Jesus jumped...instead ask...what would happen if God did not love wholly, perfectly and completely.

 

[lismore]

I'm glad he didn't jump, but I am wondering what would have happened if he had.

Satan would have won.

 

[pdudgeon]

i think Peter gave us the answer to that question when he jumped out of the boat, ready to walk on water just like Jesus. He was doing fine until he took his eyes off Jesus, and noticed the waves all around him. then Jesus reached down and pulled Peter up, so that he didn't drown.

so yea, i think the same thing would have happened to Jesus if he had jumped. Jesus would have been just fine until he realized that he was walking on air. then God would have pulled him up and sat him back on his feet, and remarked something about how His faith was lacking.

Only in Jesus' case, He put His faith in what God said, not in what satan said, so He knew when to stay put and when to step out.

 

[NaLuvena]

Satan would have won.

and that was the intent of Satan's temptation!!

 

[Stephen Kendall]

What is the point of temptation if one "cannot" give in to it?

God can not be tempted. I would think that this Jesus loving his Father would be like his own Dad and couldn't really be tempted either. Is this to say that all isn't so fair? We can be tempted and Jesus could not? Jesus must be tempted for things to make sense. Why would he tell us that he conquered and that we were also to (by following his Gospel); if he couldn't be tempted? So being the son of man and the son of God, Jesus could be tempted, but it wasn't possible to follow through. He had the love of God in him. We too can have this love in following the Gospel of Jesus! Now, Jesus is asking us to conquer as he did. Allow this love of God to be in us and grieve not the Holy Spirit in us, then temptation and the Devil will flee! I have no problem believing in my super hero and loving him forever. Isn't he yours as well? It is good that you see Jesus as human and thus able to be like all real humans, but real humans, aren't they the ones that don't die or do evil, for real humans are the ones saved by God and not destroyed, since they will be the only really remaining ones.

 

[SpiritPsalmist]

God can not be tempted. I would think that this Jesus loving his Father would be like his own Dad and couldn't really be tempted either. Is this to say that all isn't so fair? We can be tempted and Jesus could not? Jesus must be tempted for things to make sense. Why would he tell us that he conquered and that we were also to (by following his Gospel); if he couldn't be tempted? So being the son of man and the son of God, Jesus could be tempted, but it wasn't possible to follow through. He had the love of God in him. We too can have this love in following the Gospel of Jesus! Now, Jesus is asking us to conquer as he did. Allow this love of God to be in us and grieve not the Holy Spirit in us, then temptation and the Devil will flee! I have no problem believing in my super hero and loving him forever. Isn't he yours as well? It is good that you see Jesus as human and thus able to be like all real humans, but real humans, aren't they the ones that don't die or do evil, for real humans are the ones saved by God and not destroyed, since they will be the only really remaining ones.

I'm not in disagreement with you.

 

[hislegacy]

He would have negated His divinity.

 

[JimB]

Brings up another question (which sounds a lot like my mother):
If Jesus would have jumped off the Temple, would you jump off too?

~Jim

I can explain it to you, but I can't understand it for you.​

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[Tamara224]

I'm glad he didn't jump, but I am wondering what would have happened if he had.

Would God the Father have saved him from hitting the ground?

I always wonder about things like that - hypotheticals and such.

Jesus was divinity, but still had choices and still faced temptations.

Honestly? I think creation would have unraveled and we wouldn't be here to talk about it.

If Jesus had sinned, He would have ceased to be perfect. Which means He would have ceased to be God. Which means God would cease to be God. Which means He would no longer be holding creation together. Without Him, nothing would exist.

 

[Svt4Him]

I guess it's similar to what happened to people before Jesus came. Salvation at that time was for Jews, by faith, through grace, it just involved a lot of animal sacrifices.

(as a side note, chuck norris was born in a log house he built using only his hands and roundhouse kicks)

 

[bluemarkus]

if he was illiterate and after "ultra-spiritual" experiences, he would have jumped after the motto "hey a spirit just spoke to me, that must have been god (d´uh)". since he was able to read and reason, he didnt jump because he knew what kinda sucker was talking to him.

 

[Tamara224]

if he was illiterate and after "ultra-spiritual" experiences, he would have jumped after the motto "hey a spirit just spoke to me, that must have been god (d´uh)". since he was able to read and reason, he didnt jump because he knew what kinda sucker was talking to him.

So the only reason Jesus didn't sin is because he could read?

That's foolish. Being able to read doesn't guarantee that a person won't be deceived. Being unable to read doesn't guarantee a person will be deceived.