Spiritual development

1. New Testament

2. Does God Tempt Mankind?
 God does not ever tempt us
 Satan is the tempter, not God

3. Jesus tempted by Satan

4. Why was Jesus tempted by Satan?
 While Jesus was God, He
was also man.

5. Jesus in the
Wilderness
 Forty days
 Tempted by Satan
to Make Bread
 Tempted by Satan
to Jump from a
Great Height
 Tempted by Satan
to Rule the World

6. 3 basic forms of temptation
1. Lustof the flesh (4:1-4)
 Satan commands Jesus to turn the rocks into
bread.
 Satan wanted Jesus to fill His stomach with
food.
 Remember, Jesus had not eaten in 40 days;
and this would fulfill His desire to eat.

7. 2. Pride of life (4:5-7)
 Satan takes Jesus to the top of the temple and
commands Him to jump off.
 If Jesus were to do this, He would be able to
demonstrate His power over the angels in
heaven.
 It would also let Satan know how powerful
Jesus really is.

8. 3. Lust of the eyes (4:8-10)
 Satan takes Jesus up to a high mountain and
shows Him all the kingdoms of the world.
 Satan tells Jesus to fall down and worship him
and he will give Jesus all of these kingdoms.
 It might have been tempting for Jesus to be
able to own all of the kingdoms of the
world.

9. Overview
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 Jesus used the Word of God to resist temptation
and so should we.
Jesus gives us all an example that we can
overcome temptation by hiding God’s Word in
our heart.
By God’s grace, and with His strength, we are
able to resist temptation.