Well so I did.
And so am still wondering why you think Jesus Christ had any problem at all resisting Satan's temptations. In the first place, Jesus didn't want any of the things Satan offered him (not that any of them were in Satan's gift in the first place).
Please do clue me in on the details I'm obviously missing here, dear MarkBsnr....
Well so I did.
And so am still wondering why you think Jesus Christ had any problem at all resisting Satan's temptations. In the first place, Jesus didn't want any of the things Satan offered him (not that any of them were in Satan's gift in the first place).
In the first place, Jesus had been fasting for 40 days and 40 nights, and he was hungry. Have you ever fasted for 40 days and 40 nights? You are very weak. Wait a minute, you say, He is God. True, but He was also a man. If He were only God, then He had no need of food and Scripture would not have said He was hungry. Therefore we have to presume that His state paralleled that of a man - else why would it say that He fasted?
Second, satan was able to take Him and tempt Him and fly Him around the world. Does satan fly God the Father around the world and tempt Him? Scripture says tempt and Scripture means it. A parallel is in the Garden. Reread the account of His Passion and see His distress and His second great temptation. His sweat was as blood. Does that sound like these events were easily dismissed?