At birth, Christ was perfect and sinless,(48) but He did not have a completely formed or completed character.(49) He, just like you and I, had to develop His character into righteousness by learning obedience to God and His laws.(50) Jesus learned obedience and developed His character into righteousness by resisting temptations--by refusing to give in to the desires of the fallen human nature which He took upon Himself.
Wakati wa kuzaliwa, Kristo alikuwa mkamilifu na asiye na dhambi (Lk 1:35), lakini hakuwa na hali iliyokamilika kwa kuumbwa au tabia iliyokamilika (Isa 7:16). Yeye, kama ulivyo wewe na mimi, alilazimika kuendeleza tabia yake kufikia haki kwa kujifunza utii kwa Mungu na sheria zake (Isa 11:2-5; Yoh 8:26-28, 55).