Study Three Temptation of Christ 2
1.Read Luke 4:5-8.
2.Along what three lines is each of us tested?
3.What is the subject matter of the first test?
4.What is the subject matter of the second test?
5.What is the subject matter of the third test?
6.Regarding the three temptations, what is the difference between Christ and us?
7.What did the Divine Nature of Christ cause Him to do?
8.What will the Divine Nature of Christ in the saint cause the saint to do?
9.Who leads us into the wilderness?
10.Who is allowed to test and sift us?
11.What is the concern of the second temptation?
12.Read Luke 4:5
13.What does the "high mountain" represent?
14.Why were the kingdoms of the world particularly strong and cunning temptation at this time?
15.Where does Satan always set his traps for us?
16.Why was the second temptation suited particularly to Christ?
17.Where do our trials originate?
18.Can Satan give us anything at all?
19.Read Luke 4:6.
20.How do we know the kingdoms of the world are not inherently evil?
21.What is the evil of the kingdoms of the world?
22.To whom do the riches of the world rightfully belong?
23.Did Christ desire the bread, the kingdoms of the world, and to get off the gable?
24.What does Satan attempt to persuade the saint to do?
25.What must we do in order to take a shortcut?
26.What question is raised when we think about taking a shortcut?
27.What three forms of evil abound in the kingdoms of the world?
28.What problem is associated with the achievement of our desires?
29.What tendency exists in human beings?
30.What is true of the "liberty" that the world extols?
31.Read Psalms 2:2-3.
32.What is God's response to those who decide to rule their circumstances apart from God's will?
33.How does God regard the person who chooses to gratify himself rather than to seek the Lord?
34.What is God offering to us in the lordship of Christ?
35.What is true of the seeming freedom to gratify our desires that Satan offers?
36.Read James 4:2-3.
37.What was the ruling motive that caused the leaders of Israel to be blind to their Christ and to demand His murder?
38.Read John 12:19.
39.Read Luke 4:7
40.What was the greatest abomination ever to take place in the history of the world?
41.What abomination, though on a lesser scale, happens to you and me each day of our life?
42.How do evil spirits overcome the righteous?
43.What are we doing when we sin?
44.Read 1 John 3:8.
45.If the Spirit of God brings to our attention which we are engaging in some lustful action, word, or imagination, and we refuse to allow Christ to deliver us and cleanse us, what are we doing?
46.What is true of the individual who commits sin?
47.How can we stop the evil practices, words, and thoughts with which we are occupied?
48.Read 1 John 3:8.
49.Why was Christ revealed?
50.What is one of the first works of the devil that must be destroyed?
51.When is God worshiped?
52.When is Satan worshiped?
53.Read 1 John 3:9.
54.What is the meaning of 1 John 3:9?
55.Read 1 John 3:10.
56.Who are the children of God?
57.What do we receive when we worship Satan?
58.Read Luke 4:8.
59.How are we to answer when sin (Satan) approaches us?
60.What is the result of righteous decisions?
61.What is the result of sinful decisions?
62.What is true of the individual who is not for Christ?
63.What is the first area of redemption?
64.What is the second area of redemption?
65.What is the subject matter of the second area?
66.What have we termed the third area of redemption?
1.Read Luke 4:5-8.
2.Along what three lines is each of ustested?
Trusting God for our survival; the lustsof the flesh; willful behavior.
3.What is the subject matter of the firsttest?
Our attitude toward life itself-that whichis necessary for our well-being and what is not necessary.
4.What is the subject matter of the secondtest?
To whom we give our love.
5.What is the subject matter of the thirdtest?
Our identity as a self-centeredpersonality and our desire to exalt ourselves.
6.Regarding the three temptations, what isthe difference between Christ and us?
Christ was not born with a sinful nature;also, He is filled with the Spirit of God without measure.
7.What did the Divine Nature of Christcause Him to do?
The Divine Nature of Christ, communicatedin the words of Scripture, rejected Satan's counsel in the realm of survival, inthe realm of Satan-worship, and in the realm of willful behavior.
8.What will the Divine Nature of Christ inthe saint cause the saint to do?
Reject Satan's counsel in the realm ofsurvival, in the realm of Satan-worship, and in the realm of willfulbehavior. The three temptations have to do with whatis God-given, what is lawful. Man has a God-given desire forsurvival. Man has a God-given desire to offerworship-to love and to be loved. Man has a God-given desire to exertdominion and to multiply his image. It is not the subject matter of the threetests that is at issue, it is the manner in which we satisfy the three God-givenneeds and desires. We can satisfy them by taking matters inour own hands and wresting them from our environment. But we must sin and reject God's rule inorder to do so. Or we can satisfy them by committing ourneeds and desires to the Lord God of Heaven, trusting Him to gives us our needs,our joy, and the achievement of our true destiny. The first route leads to destruction inthe world and the Lake of Fire in the world to come. The second route is slow, often painful,complex, full of perplexity, demanding great patience. But it leads to perfect fulfillment ofeach of the three areas, and -infinitely more valuable-the possession of GodHimself in Christ.
9.Who leads us into thewilderness?
The Holy Spirit.
10.Who is allowed to test and siftus?
Satan.
11.What is the concern of the secondtemptation?
Conquering sin.
12.Read Luke 4:5.
13.What does the "high mountain"represent?
Dominion over the kingdoms of theworld. Today such dominion includes places ofprestige, of fame, of status, of popularity, of pride and vanity, of soulishromanticism and exaltation, of living according to the lusts and impulses of oursinful nature.
14.Why were the kingdoms of the worldparticularly strong and cunning temptation at this time?
Because of the contrast with the bleaksurroundings of the wilderness area in which the test was beingadministered.
15.Where does Satan always set his trapsfor us?
Where we are most likely to fall intothem.
16.Why was the second temptation suitedparticularly to Christ?
Because He is a king by Nature andinheritance.
17.Where do our trialsoriginate?
In the realm of spirits.
18.Can Satan give us anything atall?
Only as God permits.
19.Read Luke 4:6.
20.How do we know the kingdoms of theworld are not inherently evil?
If the kingdoms of the world wereinherently evil, God would not give them to Christ for Hisinheritance.
21.What is the evil of the kingdoms of theworld?
The sin and rebellion against God thatSatan has introduced into them.
22.To whom do the riches of the worldrightfully belong?
The Lord Jesus Christ.
23.Did Christ desire the bread, thekingdoms of the world, and to get off the gable?
Yes.
24.What does Satan attempt to persuade thesaint to do?
To take a shortcut to hisinheritance.
25.What must we do in order to take ashortcut?
Plunge ahead without waiting for God tomove.
26.What question is raised when we thinkabout taking a shortcut?
Will we be faithful to God or will weesteem our desires above pleasing God?
27.What three forms of evil abound in thekingdoms of the world?
The lust of the flesh, the lust of theeyes, and the pride of life.
28.What problem is associated with theachievement of our desires?
How we go about getting what wewant.
29.What tendency exists in humanbeings?
The desire to be free to take from theworld the things that appeal to us, that we covet.
30.What is true of the "liberty" that theworld extols?
It is slavery.
31.Read Psalms 2:2-3.
32.What is God's response to those whodecide to rule their circumstances apart from God's will?
God laughs in derision.
33.How does God regard the person whochooses to gratify himself rather than to seek the Lord?
As being foolish andshortsighted.
34.What is God offering to us in thelordship of Christ?
The only true freedom.
35.What is true of the seeming freedom togratify our desires that Satan offers?
It is a delusion and a snare-a horriblepit filled with piercing torments and eternal agony and remorse.
36.Read James 4:2-3.
37.What was the ruling motive that causedthe leaders of Israel to be blind to their Christ and to demand Hismurder?
Envy.
38.Read John 12:19.
39.Read Luke 4:7.
40.What was the greatest abomination everto take place in the history of the world?
Satan standing before God's Christ andasking for His worship.
41.What abomination, though on a lesserscale, happens to you and me each day of our life?
Satan stands before us and invites ourworship.
42.How do evil spirits overcome therighteous?
By the boldness of their suggestions anddemands.
43.What are we doing when wesin?
Worshiping Satan?
44.Read 1 John 3:8.
45.If the Spirit of God brings to ourattention that we are engaging in some lustful action, word, or imagination, andwe refuse to allow Christ to deliver us and cleanse us, what are wedoing?
We are choosing Satan over God.
46.What is true of the individual whocommits sin?
He is the servant of the sin he iscommitting.
47.How can we stop the evil practices,words, and thoughts with which we are occupied?
By the wisdom and enabling power of theSpirit of God.
48.Read 1 John 3:8.
49.Why was Christ revealed?
In order to destroy the works of thedevil.
50.What is one of the first works of thedevil that must be destroyed?
The sinning that keeps Christian believersfrom fellowshiping with God.
51.When is God worshiped?
When we do the things that pleaseHim.
52.When is Satan worshiped?
When we do the things that pleasehim.
53.Read 1 John 3:9.
54.What is the meaning of 1 John3:9?
The verse means that sin is of Satan, notof God. As long as we continue sinning, no matterhow firmly we profess to be a Christian, we are not serving God in thequestionable area but are serving the devil.
55.Read 1 John 3:10.
56.Who are the children of God?
Those who resist the devil and practicerighteousness.
57.What do we receive when we worshipSatan?
Remorse, grief, broken health, thedestruction of those who were trusting in us, early physical death, eternalseparation from God, and everlasting torment in the Lake of Fire.
58.Read Luke 4:8.
59.How are we to answer when sin (Satan)approaches us?
"Get behind me, Satan, for I am a servantof Christ. I choose to serve Him and to resist thedeeds, words, motives and imaginations that the Word of God declares to beunholy and against God's will."
60.What is the result of righteousdecisions?
Our decisions for righteousness will proveto be the source of deliverance and blessing for multitudes of people-perhapsmany of them yet unborn.
61.What is the result of sinfuldecisions?
If we decide to yield to Satan ourdecisions may become the source of agony and death to the samemultitude.
62.What is true of the individual who isnot for Christ?
He who is not for Christ is againstHim. He who gathers not with Christ,scatters. There is no middle ground.
63.What is the first area ofredemption? Initial salvation.
64.What is the second area ofredemption?
Sanctification.
65.What is the subject matter of thesecond area?
The worship of Satan versus the worship of God. Are our actions, our words, and ourmotives and imaginations holy or unholy? Are they part of God's Person or notpart of God's Person?
66.What have we termed the third area ofredemption?
Conquest. It is the test of the gable.