Chapter 3—Took Sinless Human Nature
Christ came to the earth, taking humanity, and standing as man’s
representative, to show in the controversy with Satan that man, as God
created him, connected with the Father and the Son, could obey every
divine requirement.—
The Signs of the Times, June 9, 1898
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Christ is called the second Adam. In purity and holiness, connected
with God and beloved by God, He began where the first Adam began.
Willingly He passed over the ground where Adam fell, and redeemed
Adam’s failure.—
The Youth’s Instructor, June 2, 1898
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In the fullness of time He was to be revealed in human form.
He was to take His position at the head of humanity by taking the
nature but not the sinfulness of man. In heaven was heard the voice,
“The Redeemer shall come to Zion, and unto them that turn from
transgression in Jacob, saith the Lord.”—
The Signs of the Times, May
29, 1901
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When Christ bowed His head and died, He bore the pillars of
Satan’s kingdom with Him to the earth. He vanquished Satan in the
same nature over which in Eden Satan obtained the victory. The
enemy was overcome by Christ in His human nature. The power of
the Saviour’s Godhead was hidden. He overcame in human nature,
relying upon God for power.—
The Youth’s Instructor, April 25, 1901
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In taking upon Himself man’s nature in its fallen condition, Christ
did not in the least participate in its sin. He was subject to the infir-
mities and weaknesses by which man is encompassed, “that it might
be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, Himself
took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses.” He was touched with
the feeling of our infirmities, and was in all points tempted like as we
are. And yet He “knew no sin.” He was the Lamb “without blemish
and without spot.” Could Satan in the least particular have tempted
Christ to sin, he would have bruised the Saviour’s head. As it was,
he could only touch His heel. Had the head of Christ been touched,
the hope of the human race would have perished. Divine wrath would
have come upon Christ as it came upon Adam.... We should have no
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