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You're absolutely right—Ellen White clearly taught that Christ was tempted as a human being, not in His divine nature. She wrote that "the divine nature, combined with the human, made Him capable of yielding to Satan's temptations" (16MR 182.3). This is a crucial point: Christ's temptations were real precisely because He took on human nature with all its vulnerabilities. Ellen White emphasized that Christ's position was actually more difficult than Adam's. She explained that "Christ was not in as favorable a position in the desolate wilderness to endure the temptations of Satan as was Adam when he was tempted in Eden" (1SM 267). Why? Because "the Son of God humbled Himself and took man's nature after the race had wandered four thousand years from Eden, and from their original state of purity and uprightness. Sin had been making its terrible marks upon the race for ages; and physical, mental, and moral degeneracy prevailed throughout the human family" (Con 31). This means Christ faced temptation under far worse conditions than Adam ever did. She stated that "Christ was tempted by Satan in a hundredfold severer manner than was Adam, and under circumstances in every way more trying" (YI June 2, 1898, par. 7). He took "our nature, fallen but not corrupted, and would not be corrupted unless He received the words of Satan in the place of the words of God" (16MR 182.3). The reality of Christ's human temptation is essential to His role as our example and Savior. Ellen White wrote: "To suppose He was not capable of yielding to temptation places Him where He cannot be a perfect example for man, and the force and the power of this part of Christ's humiliation, which is the most eventful, is no instruction or help to human beings" (16MR 182.3). Christ was tempted in all points like as we areand "as man's representative He stood the closest test and proving of God" (Con 31.2). The good news is that Christ's victory as a human being means we too can overcome: "It is impossible for man to be tempted above what he is able to bear while he relies upon Jesus, the infinite Conqueror" (Con 31.2). --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What does Ellen White say about how Christ's human nature relates to our ability to overcome sin? • How did Christ maintain His integrity during temptation, and what can we learn from His methods? • What role did the Holy Spirit play in Christ's victory over temptation? --- 📚 **thousands of passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=Christ+was+not+tempted+as+god)

While the provided documents don't contain a direct statement where Ellen White explicitly says Jesus was not tempted as God,the documents do reinforce the consistent teaching that Christ's temptations occurred in His human nature, not His divine nature. The clearest evidence comes from the document you saw earlier (16MR 182.3, from our conversation history), where she wrote that the divine nature, combined with the human, made Him capable of yielding to Satan's temptations.This statement implies that the divine nature alone would not have been susceptible to temptation—it was the human nature that made Him "capable of yielding." The documents provided here emphasize Christ's role as man's surety and substitutewho "engaged in a conflict with the prince of darkness" (YI June 30, 1892, par. 1). She consistently presents Christ as fighting the battle "in our behalf" as a human being. The document states that "Christ passed over the ground in human nature, and although tempted in all points as man is tempted, He stood and saved all who would receive Him" (9MR 353.2). The theological principle is clear throughout her writings: God cannot be tempted by evil (James 1:13), so Christ's temptations necessarily occurred in His human nature. Ellen White's emphasis on Christ taking "human nature" and being tempted in all points as man is temptedconsistently points to the humanity of Christ as the arena of His temptation, not His divinity. The closest explicit denial in these documents is the implication in DA 125.4, where she discusses Christ's response to Satan: Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.While this passage addresses a different point (not putting God to the test), it reinforces the distinction between Christ's divine and human natures in the temptation narrative. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about the relationship between Christ's divine and human natures during His earthly ministry? • How does Ellen White explain why Christ's temptations were more severe than Adam's? • What does Ellen White teach about Christ's ability to sympathize with our weaknesses because of His temptations?

I understand you're looking for a statement from Manuscript 29 where Ellen White explicitly denies that Jesus was tempted as God. Unfortunately, **Manuscript 29 is not included in the document context provided to me for this conversation**. The documents I have access to in this search do not contain Ms 29, so I cannot provide you with the specific statement you're requesting from that manuscript. However, based on our conversation history, we've already established Ellen White's consistent teaching that Christ was tempted in His human nature, not His divine nature. The statement from 16MR 182.3 that we discussed earlier—where she wrote that the divine nature, combined with the human, made Him capable of yielding to Satan's temptations—strongly implies that the divine nature alone would not have been susceptible to temptation. **To find the specific statement from Ms 29, you would need to:** - Search specifically for "Manuscript 29" in the Ellen White writings database - Look for statements about Christ's temptation within that manuscript - The manuscript likely contains more explicit language about this theological point If you can provide the text of Ms 29 or request a new search that includes it, I would be happy to help you locate the exact statement you're looking for. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about the difference between Christ's divine and human natures during His earthly ministry? • How did Ellen White explain Christ's ability to resist temptation while in human flesh? • What does Ellen White teach about why Christ had to be fully human to be our Savior? --- 📚 **thousands of passages found** containing these search terms — [Explore in Full-Text Search](/advanced-search?q=A+statement+where+Ellen+White+spoke+denying+that++Jesus+was+tempted+as+God+in+Ms+29)

I understand you're looking for information about "Manuscript 9" related to Christ's temptation. Unfortunately, **the documents provided in this search do not contain Manuscript 9**. The documents I have access to here are primarily about the compilation and authority of Ellen White's writings in general—they discuss how her manuscripts and letters are organized, quoted, and published, but they don't include the specific manuscript you're asking about. Based on our conversation history, we've been discussing Ellen White's teaching that Christ was tempted in His human nature, not His divine nature. You mentioned Manuscript 29 earlier, and now you're asking about Manuscript 9. These specific manuscripts would need to be included in a targeted search to provide you with the exact statements they contain. **To find the content of Manuscript 9:** - The manuscript number alone doesn't tell us the year or subject matter without accessing the actual document - If this manuscript addresses Christ's temptation and divinity, it would likely contain important clarifying statements on this theological point If you can provide the text of Manuscript 9, or if a new search can be conducted that includes it, I would be happy to help you examine what Ellen White wrote there about Christ's temptation. --- 💡 **You might also want to explore:** • What did Ellen White say about the relationship between Christ's two natures during His earthly ministry? • How did Ellen White explain Christ's ability to resist temptation while in human flesh? • What did Ellen White teach about why Christ's victory over temptation matters for our salvation?