Saturday, 7 July 2012

Did Jesus ever feel depressed? I have read my bible about this, but I kind of want a straight answer.


  • This is a great question. The Bible doesn’t really answer this head on but I’ll do my best to tackle this: First of all, Hebrews 4:15 shows us that Jesus has experienced the same temptations we have, yet was with out sin, and that he can sympathize with our weakness. While this doesn’t directly address the idea of depression, it does show that he is familiar with the feelings and temptations that strike us, and that he can sympathize with our weaknesses.
  • Jesus is shown to express great sadness in a few places in scripture (ie: John 11:35), and he was so burdened by the sin he was to bear on the cross that he literally sweat blood! In terms of being in an ongoing state of depression, though, I do not see anything in scripture to support that. I would assume that since he was in perfect unity with the Father, filled with the Holy Spirit (who gives the gifts of JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE etc.), that he did not suffer on-going depression. Knowing the weight of human sin and being hurt by his loved ones disobedience was an enormous burden for him to bear, but being one with the Father and sharing in the perfect love of the Trinity would be such a joyful thing that it overcame the “light and momentary afflictions” of this world.

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