March 16--Was Jesus Really God?

Sometimes Christianity bugs because it seems to explain certain things away which are completely contradictory and make no sense. Even Noah's Ark seems somewhat sketchy if we're really honest. Like where did all the poop go? And how did they possibly have enough food for all that time? But when it comes to Jesus, some real problems arise. Most have no problem believing that Jesus went through life without sinning. Most do, however, wonder a few things about his time on earth.
Was it even possible for Jesus to sin? If so, then how could he have been God, since God cannot sin?If not, then how could he have gone through genuine temptation, just like we are, if he could not have sinned anyway? Wasn't his temptation kind of a joke if that's the case?
When Jesus was on the earth, did he have every aspect of divine power at his fingertips, yet he simply decided not to use those powers sometimes? Or, was he actually limited in his use of those divine powers?
Is it possible that he actually couldn't do certain things, and couldn't know certain things, and couldn't be everywhere, even if he sometimes wanted to?

Classical theologians have argued that Jesus had two distinct natures within his one person. One nature was his divine nature, which contained all of the aspects of power that he enjoyed before the incarnation. This divine nature had full access to the human nature of Jesus. The human nature of Jesus, however, the one that needed to grow intellectually as well as physically (Luke 2:52); the one that didn't know certain things (Mark 13:32); the one that experienced temptation (Luke 4:1-13 & Hebrews 4:15) did not have access to the divine nature. Jesus simply existed as one person with two unique natures. He was fully human, but not merely human. He contained all of the attributes of humanity (like we do), but also contained all of the aspects of divinity (unlike us).

What if Jesus voluntarily set aside the use of certain divine attributes during the time he was a human (Phil. 2:5-8)?
What if he voluntarily decided that he wasn't going to be able to do certain things that he was used to doing?
What if when Jesus was tempted, it was real. That Jesus sometimes did not know certain things. That he had to grow, and learn (do you think he was born having the Pentateuch memorized?)

What if, though Jesus never stopped being God, his humanity was real -- what if he was limited, sometimes angry, and frequently lonely? What if every miracle he did was done solely by the power of the Father or Spirit?

If Jesus really did feel abandonded by his Father at his worst moment ever, it somehow makes me like him even more. If Jesus really didn't know the person who touched his cloak when certain healing powers left him, it makes me believe that he was a real person that I can really follow.What if what most made him God was not the miracles he did, or the omnipotence he still had as a human? What if what most made him God was that, for love of people, he decided to set down his powers for a time, so that he really could go through life like I do? What if what really most makes him God is that he was able to pick them up again?