The Temptation of Jesus - Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan River and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for
Joseph didnt just stand back, he ran completely out of the house! If you have believed on the Lord Jesus, you are His child, and He is always with you! You can be sure He will take care of you and He will give you the strength to say NO to temptation. If you have never ...
The Baptism and Temptation of Jesus - One day Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee, and John baptized him in the Jordan River. As Jesus came up out of
54 But the preposition found in this verse is Greek en, which has the idea of "in, within." In other words, the text indicates that the Spirit didn't just send Jesus off into the desert and deposit him there to struggle with the devil. Rather the Spirit continuously led Jesus in the...
A verse attributed to Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew (5:28) is cited to demonstrate that Jesus would never lust for a woman: “I say to you that every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” ...
Running to Jesus is, of course, what we do when we pray. But when strongly tempted, don’t just turn to Jesus in general. Run to him for specific, tangible help, remembering that he has already conquered temptation in your place. ...
We come to a part of the prayer that has confused some people. Jesus instructed us to pray, “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” (Matthew 6:13). So some people have asked, “Does God tempt us?” ...
When Jesus was tempted in the wilderness, the only resource that He had was the Word of God. He said three times, "It is written." Say to the devil, "Thus saith the Lord," and he will flee. At the same time let Christ through the Holy Spirit do the fighting for you. Be like ...
5 Bible Verse Books: Forgiveness, Who is Jesus, Sin and Temptation, Holy Spirit, and HealingTony Alexander
The “right time” is when I am tempted. That is when I can receive grace to serve in the newness of the Spirit so that the cause of my temptations—my own lusts—can be put to death, and the life of Jesus can be manifested by my body. Being tempted is the same thing as being...