Prior Book | Prior Chapter | Prior Verse | Next Verse | Next Chapter | Next Book | Viewing NASB and Amplified 2015 | |
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] |
Subject: What was the point of the temptation ? |
Bible Note: But you are forgetting one small detail. Jesus, while on earth, was not in his full glory. Paul tells us in one of his epistles that Jesus limited himself, Phillipian 2:1-11. Let me ask you this. Can God die? He can .. and did .. on the cross. God should not be able to die, yet he did. Am I saying that Jesus was a sinner? Definitely no .. far from it. I am saying that in order for this to be a genuine temptation, there had to be a risk of giving in, even if it's a small miniscule chance. Jesus did not have the sinful nature that we have. Adam didn't have our sinful nature that we have. However, Adam sinned. He wasn't sinful born like us. He was created perfect and holy, yet fell to temptation. Jesus, like Adam, came into this world perfect and holy. He remained that way. Jesus succeeded and endured where Adam failed. Jesusman |