unless you don't think that he fully accepted the trials and tribulations of being a human..yes, I believe that His Father protected Him from bowing to temptation...He was tempted you know.
I'm still perplexed by this.
Catholicism's own apologists admit no scriptural support for this nor any support from the ECFs. These can be verified on the catholicencyclopediaonline.
It sounds like the catholic is working on a lot of "ifing" and "couldas". Something like this...."if Christ was sinless, couldn't God....".
To be honest God is capable of doing what He wills. However, He doesn't contradict Himself or His Word.
The evidence we do have in the Word completely goes against the immaculate conception.
So again I ask....what is the catholic appealing to?
Teaching learned in childhood?
They've always done it this way and it's hard to break the "habit"? (no pun there)
There is no indication that the Father protected Jesus from sin or temptation.
Jesus was tempted in all the ways humans are. He was not protected...He rose above temptation all on His own.
This was His test of Godhead.
He proved He was God by individually defeating temptation.
He needed nothing from God or Mary.
This was His moment!
Then Scripture was not accurate in stating that He was tempted in every way, just as we are and yet was without sin.
No, God did not protect Him. Jesus needed to face those same temptations so that He could overcome them.