Several readers have expressed their disagreement with the suggestion put forward by our correspondent, T. Royce, in the August Testimony, p. 294, that Christ’s “natural instinct” led him to think of committing suicide.
Such a suggestion may, or may not, call in question the complete sinlessness of Jesus. Be that as it may, there seems no textual support for such a theory.
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Author: P. H. Adams
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Bible reference(s): Matthew 4:5-7, Luke 4:9-12
Source: “Readers’ Problems,” The Testimony, Vol. 7, No. 82, October 1937, pp. 377-8.
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