This is a strange thought to many. Was Christ not born perfect? The made perfect in this text refers to His endurance in the trials. The evidence of scripture is that Christ was born into a humanity that needed to be perfected in order to be permitted to be our salvation. In the blending of heavenly nature with our sin damaged nature it remained to be seen if that humanity would remain subordinate to the divine graft. This does not mean that Christ started out sinful and graduated to sinlessness. What it does mean is that His humanity had to be continually and willfully surrendered to His own divine nature in order to restrain the mind from yeilding to natural passions in any sinful transgression of principle. This was a far greater trial than that which Adam faced in his unfallen humanity. In his edenic state Adam did not have to continually battle the impulses for self gratification that fallen impulse presents. Satan had not gained continual acess to trouble the mind. But after sin the deciever gained greater acess to the lower nature. It was into this trial Christ descended to fit weakened humanity for the battle. Christ says... "to him that overcomes will I grant to sit with me in my throne"...but note now the next words.... "even as I overcame". Rev. 3:21 Christ did not have to enter the likness of our sinful mind and thoughts to say this. He never yeilded to sin as we have. But He did have to begin with the weakness we begin with and show us how to hold to the stength He made available through His own heavenly nature. How can we neglect so great salvation?...let the heart weep for joy! We will continue the amazing story of Christ condescension in our next blog.
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