Why Did Jesus Live a Perfect Life?

This originally appeared at The Irresponsible Reader.
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WHAT'S WHY DID JESUS HAVE TO LIVE A PERFECT LIFE? ABOUT?
Crowe seeks to focus on this question:

Is perfect obediencce necessary for enternal life?

The question could be rephrased a number of ways; Is perfect obedience necessary for justification? Is perfect obedience necessary for salvation? Did Jesus have to be perfectly obedient in order to save us? And if so, why?

WHY DID JESUS HAVE TO LIVE A PERFECT LIFE?

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