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Resist the enemy through Scripture and faith
- The story of Jesus’ temptation in Matthew 4:1-11 shows how believers can resist the enemy through Scripture and faith. This intense encounter between Yeshua (Jesus) and Satan provides invaluable guidance on how to respond to temptation. By learning from Yeshua’s example, we can strengthen our ability to stand firm during spiritual challenges.
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- God’s Word Is a Powerful Weapon in Spiritual Warfare. The way Jesus overcomes every temptation is by choosing to trust in God’s Word.
- God Understands What Temptation Feels Like. Jesus intentionally arranged to go through the experience of being tempted in all the ways that humanity is tempted to sin in this fallen world.
- Critical Thinking Is Important. Satan twisted scripture’s true meaning and made other false statements. In John 8:44, Jesus describes Satan as someone who is “not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him.
- God Will Take Good Care of Us. Whenever Satan tried to convince Jesus to doubt God’s care, Jesus showed faith in God’s promises to act with loving care.
- Satan The Tempter
- The Spiritual Power of Fasting
- The First Temptation: Stones Into Bread
- The Second Temptation: Jump Off A Building and Trust God
- The Third Temptation: I’ll Give You Everything If . . .
- Three Lessons For Christians Today
First, we must recognize that Satan’s efforts to tempt did not cease after that 40-day confrontation. One of the Bible’s descriptors of Satan is “the tempter” (Matthew 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5). Tempting is a part of his nature. Even now, the tempter is very active. He uses a wide range of methods to entice us to sin and turn from God’s way of life...
In Luke’s account, we read that Jesus fasted, or “ate nothing,” during those 40 days (Luke 4:2). The tempter is still busy today. He’s still bombarding us with alluring temptations to sin.Jesus fasted for a specific reason: to strengthen His relationship with the Father by humbling Himself. He understood that in order to withstand Satan’s temptatio...
Satan’s first temptation was specifically tailored to exploit Jesus’ weak physical condition. “Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, ‘If You are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread’” (Matthew 4:3). Because hunger was Jesus’ biggest vulnerability at this moment, Satan zeroed in on that and tried to tempt Jesus to use His powe...
For Satan’s next attempt, he transported Jesus into Jerusalem and placed Him at the highest point of the temple. Many believe this was the southeast corner of the temple, some 450 feet above the Kidron Valley—roughly the equivalent height of a 41-story skyscraper. As Jesus looked down at the steep drop, Satan said, “If You are the Son of God, throw...
After his first two temptations failed, Satan decided to pull out all the stops and tempt Jesus with more than just bread or God’s protection. This time he offered Jesus . . . everything. Literally. Satan took Jesus up to a massive mountain and “showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory” (Matthew 4:8). This would have included the va...
The tempter is still busy today. He’s still bombarding us with alluring temptations to sin. Here are three lessons we can learn about overcoming temptation from Jesus’ example: 1. Grow closer to God by practicing the spiritual disciplines. The four basic spiritual disciplines are prayer, fasting, meditation and Bible study. We are told Jesus fasted...
- We Can Be Tempted To Do A Good Thing. The first lesson we’ll look at is based on the first temptation of Jesus. The first temptation is found in Matthew 4:3 and the lesson we can learn from it is that we can be tempted to do a good thing.
- Temptation Is Personal. The second lesson we can learn from the temptation of Jesus is temptation is personal. As noted in the last lesson, the first temptation of Jesus was to turn stones into bread.
- God’s Word Can Be Misused To Tempt Us. A third lesson we can learn from the temptation of Jesus is that God’s word can be misused to tempt us. When the devil tempted Jesus to throw himself off the highest point of the temple, he quoted Psalm 91:11-12 saying
- Knowing God’s Word Helps Us To Resist Temptation. Building off of the last lesson, the temptation of Jesus teaches us that knowing God’s Word helps us to resist temptation.
Sep 6, 2021 · The first temptation: One does not live by bread alone. By the time the tempter shows up, Jesus’ body is starving. The first temptation is for Jesus to use God’s power to meet his own-very real-needs. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
Take a close look at the temptation of Jesus and learn how to respond when you face temptation today. Study guide with questions and cross-references.
Jun 6, 2013 · But if we want to be godly people, we must learn to resist the temptations that come at us from the world, the flesh, and the devil. Jesus Christ is our great example and teacher when it comes to resisting temptation. He was “tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin” (Heb. 4:15).
We need to learn from this; to learn how we can overcome temptation, but even more importantly how Jesus overcame temptation on our behalf and succeeded as the sinless Son of God where Adam and Moses and all others had failed.
