Questions & Answers - Good News Staff - January 1974

Good News Staff

QUESTION: "I heard a well known evangelist say Christ never had an evil thought. Hebrews 4:15 immediately came to mind. Please explain this verse." ANSWER: The Apostle Paul wrote in Hebrews 4:15, "For we have not an high priest [Jesus Christ] which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we [Christians] are, yet without sin." A person cannot be tempted to do evil without an evil thought running through his mind. But the temptation itself is not a sin. Of course, a temptation can become a sin if you continue to think about it, let your mind dwell on it. Christ never did! - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library