The Temptation of Jesus

    To this point in considering the various temptations Jesus faced we’ve seen Him successfully reject every form of desire and enticement the world has to offer, shunning anything that would transgress His Father’s will. In all situations He has been in perfect self-control over the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes … Read more

    *At the conclusion of the previous article I invited you to read and closely consider Matthew 27:11-56, Mark 15:15-41, Luke 23:6-49 and John18:28-19:37. I recall them to your attention now. What follows is a composite of those Gospel accounts describing the suffering of Christ. Although a few medical terms are used it is not … Read more

…That Ye Might Believe… Before He experienced what many call ‘The Passion Week’ beginning with His betrayal in the garden of Gethsemane Jesus conducted a three-year ministry to mankind through preaching, teaching and performing signs that point us toward who He really was and is. Jesus did not perform those miracles as an audition for … Read more

Jesus was prepared to begin His public ministry in earnest, but first it had been necessary for Him to experience all the most alluring temptations Satan could throw at Him at the time. So after His baptism and subsequent encounter with Satan in the wilderness why didn’t Jesus just have done with the whole affair … Read more

When Jesus approached the Jordan River for the purpose of being baptized He surely realized that He was taking His last steps as a private person and that His public ministry was about to commence. That fact alone leads us to ask some important questions: What is baptism? Why did Jesus consider it not only … Read more

Was There A Good Reason For Temptation? Any analysis of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness must be considered not only within the context of His life as both God and man within the same body but it must also take into account His ultimate purpose in living as a human in the first place. The … Read more

What Just Happened In The Wilderness? Jesus the Son of God willingly, willfully and knowingly submitted Himself to Satan’s temptations as part of God’s plan for His life and ours. In the previous two articles we explored where this happened and some of the circumstances surrounding the event as they are recorded for our understanding. … Read more

In the first article of this series we briefly explored how we can know that Jesus was in fact tempted and by whom. We considered how Satan introduced mankind to temptation through the employment of outright lies and deliberate misquotation and misinterpretation of God’s word as he deceived Eve and put Adam to the test. … Read more

The End of the Age – Revelation 22:6 – 21 6 And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done. 7 Behold, I come quickly: blessed is he that keepeth … Read more

…an opening thought on the question… In this series of articles regarding the temptation of Jesus we will ask and answer many questions that surround the topic, doing so through analysis of the Scriptures and application of them within the Biblical context of their record and presentation. We will define temptation and learn how to … Read more