As I already said, being fully man and God in the flesh is a massive advantage. (This hasn't been addressed) Forget that Jesus felt or thought, or rather had external feelings or thoughts trying to persuade him.
The whole endeavour (the Way of Agape, Christianity) is supposed to be undertaken from the Spirit of Christ, not in our own strength. In this respect we have the same advantage available as Him and another advantage that He did not have, that is the forgiveness and grace that He gained for us so that when we fail to follow, miss the mark there is always a way back.
We are held accountable by our internal feelings and thoughts, and he experienced none of it? I think people have become too uncomfortable with people who may be tempted to feel or think a certain way, and treat the persons temptation as a real physical threat.
Correction: It is Christ Jesus, it is He, that is held accountable for our feelings and thoughts, if we are in Him.
It's ridiculous to think that the feeling and thought police exist, but they really do. There's a great demand today to think positive and to be good, but if there is only good and evil to choose out of this whole universe then it's my choice (Anyones choice)
Yeah there's truth in this, it is part of the fruit of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, it is the foundation of Godless moralising controlling religion and it does not come from Him.
If we live in Him none of this is an issue. The whole point becomes one of trusting, graceful, Agape relationship with Him and through Him to others.
Notwithstanding, this is the dilemma. You're forced to choose good if you believe you will be punished for being evil. It's not a choice, it's a gun to your head pushing you to be more and more positive more good for his sake.
Now don't say that's not the equation, I have read countless testimonies and threads where Christian's are obsessed with God's goodness and trying to emulate that positive.
It's heart breaking, truly heart breaking.
It is heart breaking, you are right. Heartbreaking because it is not the equation. Heartbreaking because like some in the Galatian church these foolish people have forsaken the grace that they have been given for a law of sin and death:
You foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh? Have you experienced so much in vain—if it really was in vain? So again I ask, does God give you his Spirit and work miracles among you by the works of the law, or by your believing what you heard? So also Abraham “believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
Understand, then, that those who have faith are children of Abraham. Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and announced the gospel in advance to Abraham: “All nations will be blessed through you.” So those who rely on faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
For all who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, as it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” Clearly no one who relies on the law is justified before God, because “the righteous will live by faith.” The law is not based on faith; on the contrary, it says, “The person who does these things will live by them.” Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.” He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery...You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace....That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. (Galatians 3 & 5)
