RE: The ridiculous story of the temptation of Jesus
February 23, 2021 at 3:37 pm
(This post was last modified: February 23, 2021 at 3:41 pm by John 6IX Breezy.)
(February 8, 2021 at 7:13 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: How could Jesus be tempted with the promise of getting the stuff he already owns? And everyone in the story already knows he owns it.
He doesn't own it at this point in the story. The world is fully and completely under Satan's possession; and has been so since the fall of Adam. The central premise of the story is that Satan was offering Christ a shortcut—no need for further struggle and sacrifice, no need for the cross, etc:
"Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself" (John 12:31)
