The Faith of Jesus - Alonzo T. Jones

ehoved Him to be made like unto His brethren,
that He might be a merciful and faithful high priest
in things pertaining to God, to make reconciliation
for the sins of the people. For in that He himself
hath suffered being tempted, He is able to succor
them that are tempted.”
The faith of Jesus is that He “himself took our
infirmities,” and was touched “with the feeling of
our infirmities,” being tempted in all points like as
we are. If He was not like we are, He could not
possibly be tempted “like as we are.” But He was
“in all points tempted like as we are.” Therefore He
was “in all points” “like as we are.”
In the quotations of Catholic faith, which in this
article we have cited, we have presented the faith
of Rome as to the human nature of Christ and of
Mary. In the second chapter of Hebrews and
kindred texts of Scripture we have endeavored to
reproduce as here presented, the faith of Jesus as to
the human nature of Christ.
In former studies in these columns we
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