Editing Impeccability (section)

==Protestant teaching==
Evangelical writer [[Donald Macleod (theologian)|Donald Macleod]] suggests that the sinless nature of Jesus Christ involves two elements. "First, Christ was free of actual sin."<ref name="macleod220">[[Donald Macleod (theologian)|Donald Macleod]], ''The Person of Christ'' ([[InterVarsity Press]], 1998), 220.</ref> Studying the gospels there is no reference to Jesus praying for the forgiveness of sin, nor confessing sin. The assertion is that Jesus did not commit sin, nor could he be proven guilty of sin; he had no vices. In fact, he is quoted as asking, "Can any of you prove me guilty of sin?" in [[John 8]]:46. Secondly, he was free from inherent sin ("original sin" or "[[ancestral sin]]").<ref name="macleod220" />

Protestant Christian theology holds that Jesus died for sins, even those of his mother.{{clarify|date=August 2021}}