Oct 18

  • o0slider0o
    o0slider0o added a text contribution Temptation and you
    The first part of Matthew 4 is the famous part of where Christ is tempted. I never realized that the time He was tempted was after He had fasted for 40 days and nights. It was at the end. This is s... Read more »

Aug 21

Aug 10

  • roof_top_eagle
    roof_top_eagle added a text contribution Temptation study
    From these verses I find that if Satan will tempt Christ he will tempt US that much more. James 1:12 tells us that we will receive the crown of of life that God promised us if we endure temptation. Read more »

Jun 23

  • mdavis
    mdavis added a text contribution The Desert
    It says that "the Spirit" led him into the desert where which He was tempted. When I've been led into a "dry place," "a place of hardship" or even "temptation"...I've generally thought that was the D... Read more »

Jun 3

  • andrewthomasmusic
    andrewthomasmusic added a text contribution Jesus' Humanness
    Mark, thanks again for your analysis and points from yesterday. I'm going to try and point out some of the parts in scripture that might indicate Jesus' human condition makes him susceptible to tempt... Read more »

Apr 29

  • JC-Ryle
    JC-Ryle added a text contribution Matthew 4:1-11
    The first event in our Lord's ministry which Matthew records after His baptism, is His temptation. This is a deep and mysterious subject. There is much in the history of it which we cannot explain. Bu... Read more »

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Mar 7

  • crystalsokolov
    crystalsokolov added a text contribution Eat the word
    When I first heard this I was so thrown off by the fact that God sent Jesus to be tempted by the devil but I find it so inspirational to hear this. Every time the devil tried to get Jesus to turn a... Read more »

Jan 19

Jan 16

  • chriselrod
    chriselrod added a text contribution Matthew 4:1-2
    I think too many times we read Scripture and feel that Christ was above feeling what we feel because He was the Son of God. Matthew 4:1-2 is great proof that he struggled with everything we do. How ... Read more »

Jan 5

  • chrislewis2995
    chrislewis2995 added a text contribution Led by the Spirit
    This Spirit led Jesus to the wilderness for the purpose of being tempted. I am comforted by this...and the fact that Jesus was hungry. Read more »
  • s_starrenburg
    s_starrenburg added a text contribution Matt 4
    O: It was the leading of the Spirit that took Jesus into the place of testing. It wasn't anything he did wrong. It was part of the plan. How does this fit with the Lord's prayer of 'lead me not into t... Read more »
  • s_starrenburg
    s_starrenburg added a text contribution Matt 4
    O: It was the leading of the Spirit that took Jesus into the place of testing. It wasn't anything he did wrong. It was part of the plan. How does this fit with the Lord's prayer of 'lead me not into t... Read more »

Jan 4

  • nateswart
    nateswart added a text contribution The uncomfortable truth
    It is difficult to envision Jesus as being truly tempted. It is much easier to think Satan presented him some options and Jesus easily said "no thanks" ... but that is not temptation. Jesus knows exa... Read more »

Jan 3

  • benkomanapalli
    benkomanapalli added a text contribution Overcoming temptation
    In all the three cases where Jesus was tempted, He overcame it by The Word of God. That is the key to overcoming temptation. Meditate on His word day and night. Read more »
  • dknyknight
    dknyknight added a text contribution Powerful
    Very powerful stuff. If we all could do that all the time when faced w/ Satan and/or daily temptations. Jesus stuck 2 his guns and trusted & believed in God's words & repeated scripture/God's words ba... Read more »
  • macnut
    macnut added a text contribution Tailored Temptation
    The Devil is a master at knowing how to tempt us. When he tempted Jesus, he tailored the temptation to Jesus. The temptation was about timing. He was very hungry, and would soon have food. It would ha... Read more »

Jan 2

Sep 11

  • proverb
    proverb added a video contribution Dealing with Temptation
    In Matthew 4, God leads Jesus into temptation right after declaring his love for Jesus. Why? These three temptations are the same three major types of temptations that we have: Meet a legitimate need... Read more »

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Apr 28

  • justindean
    justindean added a text contribution Jesus was magnetic
    Matthew 4 Jesus was Magnetic “Come follow me!” And they did. Jesus was the greatest leader ever to walk the earth. No sales pitches, no guaranteed rewards, no paychecks, just a simple statement, co... Read more »

Dec 5