When Jesus was on earth He walked around as a man filled with the Holy Spirit BUT did He have a head start in that He was born without sin (whereas we were born in sin)?

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Did Jesus have the Holy Spirit when conceived, like John - did He need the Spirit anyway AND when He was baptised in water and the Holy Spirit came upon Him was that baptism in the Spirit?
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Is there a specific date that commemorates Jesus death? if not, why not? Answer...

Did Jesus speak in tongues? Did He need to if He had perfect communion with His Father?
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I was reading Acts chapter 1 today and in verse 16 peter talks of a prophecy by David in the psalms about Jesus being betrayed by Judas. it is cross referenced in my bible to Ps. 41:9, so I went there and read a bit about David talking about being betrayed which is also apparently a reference to a historic event in the life of David.

I find it interesting how Peter pulled out certain scriptures to be prophecies about the life of Christ that don't straightforwardly seem to be speaking about Christ's life. This got me thinking about what scriptures the Jews felt were messianic in nature and how they had compiled this list. Many of the Jewish leaders were looking for a Messiah who would establish an earthly kingdom and route the Roman invaders.

If my memory serves me correctly there was a sect that was political/religious about this very fact. I can see how this may have caused certain Jews to reject Jesus as the messiah because of him not fitting their views and their reluctance to change their mindsets.

I guess my question comes from the desire for more information about the scriptures that the Jews believed to be messianic and their interpretation of them and subsequently Peter's declarations about David's Psalm.
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At lunch today the question was asked, Why the Transfiguration?Answer...

From the little study I have done on this matter, I get the impression that the different sects at the time were in a sense at war with each other. Or at least greatly disliked each other.

You have all the priestly classes who had a position of power that Jesus was threatening. The Pharisees who wanted to have an earthly kingdom and were concerned with their own piety and the rebels who desired to overthrow roman rule. They all despised Jesus or wanted to use him for different ends. In one sense we get a picture of why he was crucified in terms of human opposition to his message at that time.

I am wondering since the Jewish religion rejected Jesus as the hoped for Messiah they are obviously awaiting a messianic appearance of some sort and how did this diverge into greater schools of Jewish thought.
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