First Temptation of Christ

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'''1.Read Luke 4:1-4.'''<br> And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the <br> Spirit into the wilderness, Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in those days he did eat nothing: and when they were ended, he afterward hungered.<br> And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread.<br> And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God (Luke 4:1-4).<br> <br> '''2.What is the first area in which each son of God is tested? Physical survival, and security and comfort on the earth.'''<br> <br> '''3.What is the second issue?'''<br> Enjoying the sinful pleasures of the kingdoms of the world, as opposed to denying the flesh and spending time in prayer and the study of the Word of God.<br><br> '''4.What is the third issue?'''<br> Steadfast obedience to the Father.<br><br> '''5.What is the meaning of the term Israel ?'''<br> He struggles with God.<br><br> '''6.When does Satan speak to us?'''<br> When we are weak.<br><br> '''7.What is the first problem many people face when the call of God comes to them?'''<br> The &quot;bread&quot; question.<br><br> '''8.What does God know better than we do?'''<br>That everyone must eat, everyone must be clothed, everyone must provide for his family.<br><br> '''9.What is mankind attempting to prove today?'''<br> That man is an animal whose business in life is that of working, eating, playing, sleeping, and reproducing.<br><br> '''10.Is the destiny of man fulfilled when he is eating, sleeping, working, playing, and reproducing?'''<br> No.<br><br> '''11.Are human beings different in kind from animals?'''<br> Yes.<br><br> '''12.Read Luke 4:4.'''<br> And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God (Luke 4:4).<br><br> '''13.Who or what is the Tree of Life?'''<br> The Lord Jesus Christ.<br><br> '''14.What are the members of the Body of Christ becoming? &quot;Life-giving spirits.&quot;'''<br><br> '''15.What is true of us if we do not partake of the Life of God?'''<br> We are as an animal that is born on the earth, exists on the earth, and returns to the dust of the ground.<br><br> '''16.Read John 6:27, 35.'''<br> Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed (John 6:27).<br> And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst (John 6:35).<br><br> '''17.When did many of the Jews follow the Lord Jesus?'''<br> When they realised He possessed the power to multiply loaves and fish.<br><br> '''18.Read John 6:53,54.'''<br> Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you.<br> Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day (John 6:53,54).<br><br> '''19.What is the Lord Jesus Christ?'''<br> The Word of God made flesh.<br><br> '''20.Of whom is Christ the Substance?'''<br> He is the Substance of God Almighty.<br><br> '''21.Of what are we partaking when we eat the flesh of Christ and drink His blood?'''<br> The Life of God.<br><br> '''22.What does the Life of God impart to our spirit, our soul, and-at the coming of the Lord-our body?'''<br> Eternal life.<br><br> '''23.When will that eternal life be revealed for the world to see?'''<br> At the appearing of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.<br><br> '''24.What is true of the individual who has not received the body and blood of the Lord Jesus?'''<br> He or she is spiritually dead.<br><br> '''25.What is the concept of the first temptation?'''<br> Survival. '''Next Part [[Second Temptation of Christ]]''' [[Category:Jesus]]