Matthew 4

Questions from You...

Anonymous said...

Why do you think it was necessary for Jesus to be tested by the devil?

Jennings Answer: Being raised pentecostal I think that Jesus was preparing for the Spiritual battle that was coming. I think maybe it was necessary for Him to be tested early on so that later he would not be tempted. This is right before His ministry and He was in a time of preparation. Notice that the Holy Spirit led him into the desert for the purpose of temptation. The Spirit was with Him. The devil did not come into he was very vunerable and hungry after 40 days of fasting. Jesus was to be tempted later when it came time to die for us as well. I don't have a for sure answer but this was def an important time for Jesus to prepare Himself to be Savior of the world!

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Chapter 4 finds Jesus in the temptation. Here he is prepared for ministry.

After coming out of temptation we see that Jesus main preaching topic is...
"Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is near."

It is important for us to remember that Love was a part of Jesus ministry but another part was judgment. If we forget the judgment we reduce the need for Him to die on the cross and no longer need Him as our Savior!

After the temptation of Jesus he began an amazing ministry of teaching at synagogues, preaching, and healing. Naturally crowds flocked to Him.


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