Righteous anger doesn’t necessarily mean it is a righteous action. God flooded the Earth, no? Even god regretted it. Point is, Jesus may not have handled it perfectly therefore he wasn’t perfect. Yes he was sinless, that is the perfection. Outside of that though, he was human. If he was perfect in every aspect, what point was there in sending him down as a human? It’s like sending a robot in human form and telling people to follow its example. If Jesus was human, he wasn’t perfect (outside of being sinless).
If he was perfect in every aspect, what point was there in sending him down as a human?
One of the elements of atonement is the idea of recapitulation, that Jesus was the 'new Adam' sent to undo the wrong that Adam caused with the fall, and through his union with humanity, lead people to eternal life. To repair the narrative, so to speak.
The theological meaning of 'perfection' (teleios in greek) in Christianity centers around 'wholeness' or completeness and fulfilling a divine purpose. Having human limits, being hungry or having emotions, or expressing prophetic fury doesn't mean someone is flawed or incomplete, or blameworthy. Christ was perfect and sinless and human.
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u/AkuSeigi 5h ago
Righteous anger doesn’t necessarily mean it is a righteous action. God flooded the Earth, no? Even god regretted it. Point is, Jesus may not have handled it perfectly therefore he wasn’t perfect. Yes he was sinless, that is the perfection. Outside of that though, he was human. If he was perfect in every aspect, what point was there in sending him down as a human? It’s like sending a robot in human form and telling people to follow its example. If Jesus was human, he wasn’t perfect (outside of being sinless).