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The Godman

Ok so this might one of the rare single post subjects depending on how long it becomes. Essentially this post is going to be concerning the humanity and divinity of Christ. Now that I think about it this is going to be part 1. So for this part will speak about the humanity if Christ and maybe touch upon the divinity aspect.
So the humanity of Christ. Where to begin? Let me start with the assumption that Jesus walked the earth, that in itself is one point towards his humanity. Him being human is a major factor to his humanity, now for me this includes all physical things he wet through, pain and hurt and the like.
Another big point for me is the fact that he was tempted by Satan. Temptation is something very unique to humans, even is philosophy. There are four different types of men regarding this. Bare with me as I go off on a little tangent. The frat type is the virtuous man, the who never considers the temptation, the man who easily overcomes any temptation. Some say that the virtuous man cannot be tempted, I agree with this. The next two are close together and also where most people usually find themselves. The enkratic man and the akratic man. The first of these two is the man who faces temptation and does not succumb to it. The second of the two is the akratic man, who faces an falls into temptation and feels remorse for it. The last of the four types is the vicious man, who indulges in all things which he desires regardless of good or bad. In this scale most of us are associated with the middle two, and we aim at the virtuous.
Back to Jesus, during the lent period he would be the enkratic man, because he was tempted and he faced off the temptation.
I will leave you all with this thought: if Jesus was supposed to be god and man simultaneously, how is it possible that he was tempted?

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