Pertanyaan: 931. Apa Arti Pernyataan (Ibr. 2:10) bahwa Kristus Dibuat Sempurna oleh Penderitaannya?
Tidak dapat diragukan lagi bahwa Kristus adalah sempurna. Hidup-Nya dalam daging membuktikannya. Namun, agar Dia dapat dipersiapkan khusus untuk pekerjaan yang sedang Dia lakukan sekarang, sebagai Kepala Gereja-Nya, Imam Besar umat-Nya, Dia harus mengalami godaan dan penderitaan, agar Dia dapat membantu yang tergoda dan menghibur yang menderita. Apa yang mereka tanggung, apa perjuangan mereka, hanya dapat Dia pelajari melalui pengalaman. Bahwa Dia mempelajarinya, bahwa Dia menanggung semuanya dengan mulia, adalah bukti kesempurnaannya. Orang yang telah menghadapi godaan dan berhasil adalah milik tingkatan yang lebih tinggi daripada orang yang tidak pernah diuji. Kudusnya telah terbukti melalui ujian-Nya. Dokter yang tahu cara mengobati demam kuning lebih mampu menghadapi penyakit tersebut setelah melewati epidemi daripada sebelum dia menguji teorinya secara praktis.
Question: 931. What Is the Meaning of the Statement (Heb. 2: 10) that Christ Was Made Perfect by His Sufferings?
There can be no doubt of Christ being perfect. His life in the flesh proved that. But in order that he might be specially prepared for the work he is now doing, as the Head of his Church, the High Priest of his people, he had to undergo temptation and suffering, that he might be able to help the tempted and comfort the sufferer. What they bear, what their struggles are, he could learn only from experience. That he did learn, that he bore all so nobly, was a proof of his being perfect. The man who has encountered temptation and has triumphed belongs to a higher order than the innocent man who has never been tested. His holiness has been proved by his trial. The physician who knows how to treat yellow fever is better able to deal with the disease after he has passed through an epidemic of it than he was before he put his theories to a practical teste
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