Jesus’ Mistakes
When Jesus came to earth, he came as a baby. He could have came as a grown man, as a spirit, or something impossible to understand, but he came as a tiny baby. Because Jesus was fully God and fully man, he navigated through the entire human experience. He was hungry, he was tired, he was sad, and he made mistakes. Yes, he made mistakes. When Jesus was training to become a carpenter, he undoubtedly made mistakes. Cut things too short, mismeasured angles, made arithmetic errors, and worst of all, he definitely smashed his finger with a hammer. Though Jesus was without sin, he was not without error. Jesus lived a sinless life, which is the model for our Christian walk. I also contend that because he was born a baby and learned a trade and was taught worldly things that we can make a clear distinction between earthly perfection and holiness. Our successes and failures on earth can fall into spiritual positives or negatives. If we make a bad choice and end up losing money, if we ...