Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-18
.JcsuN rcIIilItcil.

Ills baptism had set Il period to
II" old If. lie had wiped the sweat
the last time. had laid down TIA"
tools oi His craft and closed the door
OF the carpenter shop behind Him Tor
ever. lie was not rvcrpOwcrcd
ANA forced into tn. wilderness TO go
through some iucXplicabic mechanical
ordeal. On tho contrary. he yielded
gladly 70 the suggestion OF tho hi
vine Spirit He felt tho need OF be
INK apart where lie could think Ills
problem through and form Ills plan.
Tho temptation" u; Jesus has
been declared an event extremely dIi-
h"uit TO Interpret. hut tho difficulty
is reduced To a minimum II Ills tru"
human nature is Kept in mind. II
has been said that in this conflict
Jesus iIftrd Himself from state OF
natural innocence to a holiness of
choice: a pcrilDus transit. In which
the ,'nrst Adam" fnil'd ana fen. hui
IN which IN" second Adam succeed
Ills divinity, nut by the weapons of
Gath ana prayer. which every other
'"inrt"d p"rs"n must use. Just
rs Jesus emerged from some uu-
usually lon,s period oil absorbed m.dl.
cation and HIS phys cal natur. as
sorted itself. tn" Thought cam" rush.
powcr n am endowed Win IN
usud! powers. why should | not in
ms emergency 'aus. thos" stones
which LOOK :" much Hike bread. 20 h"
and | mys"li would be assured that
do possess The power" Eut Jesus
ans wer"d TIA" suggestion: The Is
their dependence upon tho siinplc
pr"n!s" of God that lie would SUP
port them With the benefit OF their
nHamp!". sm"Ui! learn /, IN forty
GAYS. tread : no, the sol. snur"" OF
nus'o2"n." Words from Ny Fathers
Hips. shat To-" NJ support. Ny INCA, is
to do IN, VIII - Him tina, sen, Me"
Ia
inS ON some dizzy height. Quick as
= fash cam" the Sucy"stton. cast
iourS"tf down. cod has said iiis
angels will bear YOU up in their arm.
50 ihat you "l!l not 10 dashed upuu
The stones. hut Jesus answered:
- cr'n-' IN artificial emergency in
% wnnl1 /" 10 ne ,rn,h Of IN" rromis"
hre,kir'S n" command no, 10 pa,
Jesus knew H.. Wis 10 SGT up m,
-anm "f haven on cnr!h. ana that
~. Was To DO IL by "a tedious. pain
iui process" 81 suffering NnW ain
IN" Niui.i oms - earth were uurull"d
n"n"'th linn as IN "a panorama. ANA
them b> joining tn" Internationally
party ~ Israel and using Ills power
hroGEh II ;"r III" conquest OF nh ma
lions II this Jesus answered: 'hh
'hnt woull Do the futil. ma unhni%
"f"rt TO serve God by means OF Nam.
mon. g. Goa alone! and always
ndcr the stud. limp.
Ih"r" has l""n at times talk OF
bull, proof ,loth which could ho lat
ana nihu' INTO garments nNSoiut.l,
projecting tn" w-dr.r hid tn. q
.lh!iN ~ Jesus s"iy. as such an I'm
,'n"'rh lilo armor' Then huw was
IT. tempted n ~" arc \ grca, ~
"nplarN iuSpir.ug iuriicu, Is f,G,!,..d
~ such an affirmation 10 :, hollow.
ln"tn'n;l"SS sham dyht The
4 .uilai Ms not p""rslHuI,h"a by tho,
hiFin" In" appeal Was to TN. human
SON 81 JESUS ana II MAS entirely pos.
slh!" Tor iiim 70 have consented to
, ~" %nn""l -. diG not. 'rhn, IS
""rd and p!on.s" az God did not fall
Ter, neither ala HIS oh"li.n,.
II j. ~. entirely indifferent matter
Mh.'h"r on" believes th!s a personal
approach OF personal d,vil or a
hrnihit'c description OF "a moral
S'rurrl" entirely suNj-otiyc m"
outcome" is tn" same. rvr-uriHratiuu
| Hh% IL" advantage of mHkiu. IL NOR,
l'' 'Hr"SHi". tn. devil showed
J,Sus a short cut 10 his kingdom
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