Examples Of Temptation In The Life Of Jesus

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The devil said to Jesus if you are the son of God do this… The devil is not trying to cause doubt; he knew that jesus was the son of god he was using the power of since saying since you are the son of God then do this. he was trying to get jesus to do something without the guidance of god.

Many mens retreats end up in the mountains or outside of town limits to get AWAY FROM THE TEMPTATIONS OF CITY LIFE. But in the case of Jesus the Christ, the temptation by the devil was in the wilderness. “Temptation does not come from without, it comes from within.”- Ray C. Stedman. I appreciate this quote because it can be traced back to scripture in James 1:13-15 it states “13 And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong,[a] and he never tempts anyone else. 14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.” (NLT) So if we look at the first instance of temptation that jesus encountered in the wilderness; he is hungry from fasting. In luke 4:3 the devils says to Jesus “If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become a loaf of bread.”
What makes this scriptually significant is how the devil Took advantage of the natural need and offered jesus a moment to step outside of the promise of God. This was Jesus’ response in Luke 4:4 4 But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone.’[b]” This is Jesus saying he is not willing to give up the promise of God for what the devil portrayed as “normal and natural.” The second instance of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness is found in Luke

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