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NASB | Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 4:1 Then Jesus was led by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. [Luke 4:1-13] |
Bible Question: Jesus Christ was sinless, so what was the point of the temptation in the book of Matthew chapter 4:1-11? |
Bible Answer: Adam was tempted and fell to sin, and brought sin into the world. Jesus, being the second Adam, was to bring Salvation into the world. Jesus had to endure the temptation of sin. The question has been asked before, "Could Jesus sin?". Could he? I say "Yes". Did he? No. Unlike Adam and all that Decended from him, Jesus did not have the sinful nature. Sin had no, absolutely no command over him. He was directly from God and was righteous in nature. He could be tempted, he could have sinned, but unlike Adam and those decended from him, Jesus had the will of God to resist temptation. This temptation of Jesus needed to be a genuine temptation. Jesus had to endure the same trials as us. Jesus was born as a righteous being, exposed to the temptation of sin, followed the law precisely, and became the perfect and ultimate sacrifice for our sins. Jesusman |