Ten Great Gospel Truths - Robert J. Wieland

part of the same" (Hebrews 2:17).
(d) He was "in all points tempted like as we
are, yet without sin" (Hebrews 4:15).
(e) To deny this reality that He "is come in the
flesh [sarx]" is "that spirit of antichrist," the
essence of the Roman Catholic counterfeit of the
gospel. (1 John 4:1-3).
Waggoner Sees Christ as "Nigh at Hand"
"Christ took upon Himself man's nature, and as
a consequence He was subject to death. He came
into the world on purpose to die; and so from the
beginning of His earthly life He was in the same
condition that the men are in, whom He died to
save.
"Don't start in horrified astonishment; I am not
implying that Christ was a sinner. One of the most
encouraging things in the Bible is the knowledge
that Christ took on Him the nature of man, to know
that His ancestors according to the flesh were
39