Thanks for joining our study. Today, we discuss what is known as the “Temptation of Jesus.” Last week, this significant event was briefly mentioned. Now, I feel called to outline the lessons applicable to our lives.
Isn’t that the reason why we study the Bible? Within its pages, we learn how to be the best person the Lord created us to be. We read examples of good and bad behavior. We learn about loving, fearing, and praising the Lord. We understand why we must love and help others and why God gives us gifts and talents to dedicate to His glory.
But before we turn to the Word of God, I must correct last week’s study, in which I wrote that the Temptation of Christ was only recorded in Matthew’s gospel. Wrong! It also appears in Luke 4:1-12. (And none of my Bible scholar readers caught that.)
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