Indeed, as in Scripture Christ is set forth as the only heavenly and all-sufficient mediator btwn God and man, (1Tim. 2:5) who "ever liveth to make intercession" for the saints. (Heb. 7:25) And who is uniquely qualified to help as He alone was "in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin." (Hebrews 4:15)
Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. (Hebrews 4:16)
If I only took advantage of so great grace more, even in fair weather.
. Aquinas explains using Pope Leo’s words that Christ resisted these “temptations by quoting the authority of the law, not by enforcing His power, so as to give more honor to His human nature and a greater punishment to His adversary, since the foe of the human race was vanquished, not as by God, but as by man.”
Actually the devil invoked Scripture, which the Lord quoted in return, (Dt 8:3; 6:13,16), as both understood its supreme authority.
It is disconcerting that there is a veritable army of modern exegetes who use reductive modern critical methods of interpretation to conclude that events like the temptation in the desert never happened. Their appeal is alluring because it plays on our disordered desire to be the arbiters of truth. If we choose to side with the modern exegetes, we ought to keep in mind that we rule against the entirety of revelation by the tradition of countless saints in heaven, the Church fathers, doctors, Popes and theologians.
And then there is the modern scholarship such as has been expressed in NAB study helps and certain notes for decades, which many Catholics oppose, as do conservative Prots against the liberal scholarship going under that name.
Good point.
>>>>>>And then there is the modern scholarship such as has been expressed in NAB study helps and certain notes for decades, which many Catholics oppose, as do conservative Prots against the liberal scholarship going under that name.
The translation is flat, the footnotes are atrocious (some would say heretical), however, the cross references are useful.
I personally prefer the RSV for study and the Douay for general reading purposes. If I want to go back to the original language, I like using Perseus.
The devil invoked Scripture? The devil twisted the Scripture. Christ was teaching what to expect.... Look what the devil offered Christ if Christ would bend His knee to the devil.