He who was in the form of God took the form of man.

He who was equal with God became equal with man.

He who was Creator and Lord became creature and servant.

He who was in the likeness of God was made in the likeness of men.

He who was God and Spirit was made man and flesh. John 1:1; John 1:14.

Nor is this true only as to form; it is true as to substance. For Christ was like God in the sense of being of the nature, in very substance, of God. He was made in the likeness of men in the sense of being like men in the nature and very substance of men.

Christ was God. He became man. And when He became man, He was man as really as He was God.

He came to man where man is to bring man to Him where He was and is.

And in order to redeem man from what man is, He was made what man is:--

Man is flesh. Genesis 6:3; John 3:6. "And the Word was made flesh." John 1:14; Hebrews 2:14.

Man is under the law. Romans 3:19. Christ was "made under the law." Galatians 4:4.

Man is under the curse. Galatians 3:10; Zechariah 5:1-4, "Christ was made a curse." Galatians 3:13.

Man is sold under sin (Romans 7:14) and laden with iniquity. Isaiah 1:4. And "the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all." Isaiah 53:6.

Man is "a body of sin." Romans 6:6. And God "hath made Him to be sin." 2 Corinthians 5:21.

Thus, literally, "in all things it behooved Him to be made like unto His brethren."

Yet it must never be forgotten, it must be borne in mind and heart constantly and forever, that in none of this as to man, the flesh, sin, and the curse was Christ ever of Himself or of His own original nature or fault. All this He "was made." "He took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men."

And in all this Christ was "made" what, before, He was not in order that the man might be made now and forever what he is not.

Christ was the Son of God. He became the Son of man that the sons of men might become the sons of God. Galatians 4:4; 1 John 3:1.

Christ was Spirit. 1 Corinthians 15:45. He became flesh in order that man, who is flesh, might become spirit. John 3:6; Romans 8:8-10.

Christ, who was altogether of the divine nature, was made partaker of human nature in order that we who are altogether of the human nature "might be partakers of the divine nature." 2 Peter 1:4.

Christ, who knew no sin, was made to be sin, even the sinfulness of man, in order that we, who knew no righteousness, might be made righteousness, even the righteousness of God.

And as the righteousness of God, which, in Christ, the man is made, is real righteousness, so the sin of men, which Christ was made in the flesh, was real sin.

As certainly as our sins, when upon us, are real sins to us, so certainly, when these sins were laid upon Him, they became real sins to Him.

I don't have problem with the hereditary nature of sin, as evidenced by my many posts here. I do have a problem with taking A.T. Jones as authoritative.

Glad to be of service.

Romans 6:14
For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

Was Jesus born under grace?

Galatians 4:4
But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

John and Jesus were born after the human race had been weakened by 4000 years of sin. That's pretty weak.

You and I were born after the human race had been weakened by 6000 years of sin. Jesus had 2000 years less weakness, a significant amount. Does that make Him any less able to help us with our temptations?

Define grace.

Great. Then if it is inherited, it is in the DNA.

Interesting. Do you discount everything that he wrote then?

The closer to 1888, the more trustworthy, IMO. But it's never 100%. Therefore, everything needs corroboration.

My cousin inherited money from her father. There are ways to inherit things not through DNA.