Bible Discussion Thread

Did Jesus have free will while being human?

That is an interesting question. Obedience was continual through the leading of the Father and submission to the Holy Spirit throughout the life of Christ on earth. God in flesh obviously couldn't sin; so that His will was always to do the Father's work. It is a strange concept that Christ had to "learn obedience" as Hebrews indicates when living with the limitations of a man. He had to fulfill the role as Priest for us and endure all temptations as we did; without sin". The sacrifice had to be of a pure; unspotted lamb to be propitiation for our sins.

An interesting analogy can be seen with the story of Judas Iscariot in light of this concept. He was the prophesied "son of perdition" according to Psalms who would betray Him; and obviously there was no hope of his redemption. Nonetheless; by the sting of betrayal of a "trusted friend" Christ was betrayed by a kiss; and he also gave him the choice sop right before Satan entered into him. Until the end the Lord showed compassion which was beyond all comprehension considering what it would cost him.

Everything which Christ did surely for the Creator of all things was predestined; but that doesn't stop the one who says "Freely you have been given; freely give" (loosely translated). Christ may have had certain reactions that would be considered spontaneous (such as being "amazed" at the Centurian's faith; or the zeal which he showed in the Temple being defiled). Such outbursts have been used by those who would assail God's seeming short temper in the Old Testament as well. The counsel of God as Deut. 29:29 states are in some aspects limited to the Godhead; nonetheless "kings and priests" search these things out as other verses state.

It seems in the Godhead the concept of "self" isn't developed in a mutually exclusive way in the Trinity. Different nuances of God's sentence on all fallen man and Christ's substitutional sacrifice as well as the Spirit's role still are part of a Unity of purpose

Yes, he did he wasn't a robot, He said: don't you know I can pray to the Father, and he will send 10,000 legions of angels to deliver me, but he chose not to but to die the death of the cross, He also ask God to take this cup but then says thy will be done. Jesus chose to obey, he said I only (I) do those things the father tells me to do. Every being under God has free will and freedom to choose just like Lucifer did. it's the Jesus is God that implies he had no choice but in fact the word was made flesh, Jesus was a human man if not and God, God's word says God cannot die but remember we only know in part and with God all things are possible. He's our God now tho. God's word is a book to be studied and I suggest that people read it like any other book and learn the accounts and about the people places and things that took place, get familiar with it and repetition of reading and faithfulness brings revelation of knowledge to us. I've read it for over 45 years, and you don't know God if you don't know His word or Jesus either. For there are three they bear witness in Heaven The farther The Word and The Holy Ghost, and the word became flesh (John) Your bible is Jesus get to know Him well

John 10:17, John 10:18,

Steve Simple answer yes he had freedom of will.