Actually, it is quite reasonable to conclude that jesus was tempted sexually as are other people Those temptations, however, unlike every other person, did not originate from within. While these encounters do not explicitly state whether jesus was tempted sexually, they do illustrate his interactions with individuals who may have presented sexual temptations It is important to note that jesus consistently demonstrated moral purity and upheld the highest ethical standards in these situations, providing an example for believers to follow “the encounters with these women. Did jesus think about having a sexual relationship
Both satan and/or his own humanity occasionally guided the sexual temptation “bird” to fly over his head However, according to the hebrews passage mentioned above, he never allowed that bird to nest in his “hair”. Yet we also know that jesus was without sin (hebrews 4:15) experiencing sexual temptation, by itself, is not sin, nor is it evidence that we are not living in victory Indeed, there are times when we need to reject such false condemnation But that leaves us with the critical question
Jesus was sinless, and thus, he did not sin even in thought Sin was repugnant to him in all its aspects Therefore, sin via the mechanism found in james 1:14 was for jesus, not the mechanism (james 1:14 is not the only way we sin!!) jesus was tempted on the basis of his omnipotence, divinity and natural appetite, as per matt 4. Furthermore, in describing jesus’ ministry as our great high priest, the writer to the hebrews revealed that jesus endured every temptation (including sexual temptations) that we humans face — without sinning “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 without sin” (hebrews.
15 for we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin
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