How was Jesus able to identify with the trial and feelings common to us all? There has never been another being like Jesus Christ. Our Lord is fully Deity (Isaiah 9:6; Matthew 1:23). Yet, Jesus Christ was fully human as well (Genesis 3:15; Galatians 4:4). “…Jesus Christ our Lord, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh” (Romans 1:3 NKJV). “…God was manifested in the flesh…” (1 Timothy 3:16).
Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. (Philippians 2:5-8)
Our Lord Jesus Christ faced the same type of temptations as we wholly humans experience. He, however, triumphed over them all. Having experienced the temptations common to mankind, Jesus sympathizes with us. “For in that He Himself has suffered, being tempted, He is able to aid those who are tempted” (Hebrews 2:18). “For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15).
Jesus Christ is the perfect “Advocate” or Defense Attorney to speak on our behalf before God the Father (1 John 2:1). Only He knows fully well the divine side and the human side of the matter relating to the human condition. If we become Christians and remain faithful, we will receive a crown of life (Revelation 2:10) in heaven.
