THE TEMPTATIONS OF JESUS

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THE TEMPTATIONS OF JESUS

• LUKE 41-13

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Why study these temptations?

• To learn from Jesus and become more like Him 2
  Cor. 317-18
• To become more aware of Satans devices 2 Cor.
  211
• To be better equipped to overcome our temptations
  2 Tim. 316-17
• To give others hope in their struggle against sin
  2 Tim. 224-26, Heb. 218

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The Setting

• Immediately after baptism Mark 112-13
• Alone in the wilderness
• Fasted 40 days

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Three Avenues of Temptation1 John 216

• Lust of the flesh
• Lust of the eyes
• The pride of life

• Make stone into bread
• Showed all the kingdoms of earth
• If youre the Son of God, the angels will take
  care of you

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Jesus Response

• It is written Psalm 11911
• Tempted in all points but without sin Hebrews
  415, 218
• Process of temptation James 114-15
• desire (natural condition of man)
• enticed (sinful idea introduced based on
  desire)
• conceived (sin in heart)
• sin (action)
• death (consequence)

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The First Temptation

• Stone into bread (lust of the flesh)
• Physical needs are not sinful
• Bread from stone is not sinful
• WHERE IS THE SIN?
• Physical needs must not be priority Deuteronomy
  82-3
• Satan offers a shortcut (food without work)
• Genesis 317-19 James 57

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The Second Temptation

• Showed all the kingdoms (lust of the eyes)
• Did Jesus desire this authority?
• What did Jesus receive after His death?
• Satan offers a shortcut against Gods will
• Satan offers LESS than what God gives!
• Gods plan required sacrifice Ephesians 119-23,
  Heb. 121-3, Matt. 2818

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The Third Temptation

• Satan (mis)uses scripture! (Psalm 91)
• Four common errors
• Taking part as the whole (out of context)
• Faith only
• Taking figurative as literal
• Premillenialism

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The Third Temptation

• Satan (mis)uses scripture! (Psalm 91)
• Four common errors
• Taking conditional as unconditional
• Calvinism
• Taking text out of context
• Judge not

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The Third Temptation

• Other forms of the same temptation
• Matt. 1222-42
• Matt. 1621-23
• Matt. 2739-46
• What does Satan offer? Another shortcut
• Painless, quick, carnally effective
• Jesus proved He is the Son of God by OBEYING His
  Father!

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The Third Temptation

• Pride is the most powerful temptation
• Pride often uses the other temptations
• Genesis 29, 36
• Satan promises happiness but cannot deliver his
  way (deceiver)
• Gods way provides true happiness and MORE

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The Result

• A perfect sacrifice Romans 323-26
• A perfect High Priest Hebrews 415
• angels ministered to Him
• Joy Heb. 122

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The Result

• You can have the same result in Christ through
  forgiveness by
• Faith Romans 109-10,
• Repentance Romans 24,
• Confession Romans 109-10,
• Baptism Romans 63-4,
• Living no longer in sin Romans 61-7