{"id":6124,"date":"2014-12-11T00:05:30","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T08:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/?p=6124"},"modified":"2014-12-10T23:21:54","modified_gmt":"2014-12-11T07:21:54","slug":"using-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nettelhorst.com\/blog1\/2014\/12\/11\/using-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"Using the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Jesus returned from the Jordan River, the power of the Holy Spirit was with him, and the Spirit led him into the desert. For forty days Jesus was tested by the devil, and during that time he went without eating. When it was all over, he was hungry.<\/p>\n

The devil said to Jesus, \u201cIf you are God\u2019s Son, tell this stone to turn into bread.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesus answered, \u201cThe Scriptures say, \u2018No one can live only on food.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

Then the devil led Jesus up to a high place and quickly showed him all the nations on earth. The devil said, \u201cI will give all this power and glory to you. It has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to. Just worship me, and you can have it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesus answered, \u201cThe Scriptures say:<\/p>\n

\u2018Worship the Lord your God
\nand serve only him!\u2019”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Finally, the devil took Jesus to Jerusalem and had him stand on top of the temple. The devil said, \u201cIf you are God\u2019s Son, jump off. The Scriptures say:<\/p>\n

\u2018God will tell his angels to take care of you.
\nThey will catch you in their arms,
\nand you will not hurt your feet on the stones.\u2019 \u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jesus answered, \u201cThe Scriptures also say, \u2018Don\u2019t try to test the Lord your God!\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n

After the devil had finished testing Jesus in every way possible, he left him for a while. (Luke 4:1\u201313)<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\tLuke\u2019s Gospel, like Matthew\u2019s, describes Jesus\u2019 temptation in the wilderness. One detail that Luke reveals that was missing from Matthew\u2019s account of the event comes at the end of the temptation. Luke reveals that the devil left Jesus \u201cfor awhile.\u201d The implication was that Satan tried again, later. <\/p>\n

\tThe author of Hebrews explains that Jesus was tempted in every way, just like us. Luke tells us that he was tempted during the full forty days, not just by the three temptations listed. The gospel give us merely a selective summary of Jesus\u2019 experiences, not an exhaustive account. <\/p>\n

\tWe are not tempted just once in our lives. We are not even tempted only once for the same sin. We spend our lives being tempted time and time again, usually over the identical issues. When we\u2019re told that Satan had left Jesus \u201cfor awhile,\u201d we understand what that means. Like us, Jesus would again be faced with temptations from the devil. Our temptations may not be constant, but they are never-ending and normally come without warning, at the worst possible times.<\/p>\n

It is interesting to notice, too, that Satan is proficient in using the Bible. Perhaps this should be taken as a bit of a warning: just because you can quote chapter and verse, you might still be completely off base.<\/p>\n

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