The Pageland journal. [volume] (Pageland, S.C.) 1911-1978, 1922-10-11

ElaMEDLATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
xcoming Temptation.
ING PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
et Chrfst's Victory Means to Us.
The Place Of ". 1.).
e wilderness of Judea. The first
sAdam, was tempted in q garden
the most pleasant surroundings.
second man, Jesus Christ, was
ted IN barren wilderness sur
led by wild beasts MARK 1 :1S).
The Purpose Of ". -. He was
INTO wilderness by the Spirit.
fs temptation was Messianic.
Sh He was tempted in all points
~ we are" we are not tempted
"a was In this instance, but the
methods are employed on US.
1the eighteen years Of retire
Satan surely tempted Christ as
mpts US. Satan, no doubt, would
kxlAdly escaped this hour, but the
had come for the Redeemer to
upon His mediatorial work
<pEa He went from the place of
{lAg and heavenly recognition as
on Of God to meet and despoil
eFtfch enemy (Heb. 2:4).
l was not preparation for His
but rather its first conflict. In
IN we have the symbolic act of
lS tion Of himself to the work of
lsHption through the cross-the
sEps full righteousness. In the
nntaton, the strong man is spoil
he enemy.
q It was not to SEQ II Christ would
= fast-would fail under the most
z3al test. Christ could not fail.
.es.v3c postulate would make Gods
aspe OF redemption to have been
settled until after this temptation.
1&Rould have made God guilty Of
lI4g forth q scheme Of redemption
3e basis Of possible overthrow.
s$E was to show Christ as an OBJ
stSApon Wbt.h we may rest our faith
nsrhaken confidence. He came
Z4Afseccnd Man, the head Of new
efy -soprce and life. 1T was
4&IAff< " 1&AH AlAQ4IcD0EAhe-
the divine and human natures
III. II1lO0 o. wv. 2-12).
Ot3ist as the worlds Redeemer
= fned threefold relation-Son of
= Son Of God and Messiah, there
made each one q ground of
:aclf.
L. As Son Of Man wv. 2-4). Satan
lde; his first assault upon Him as
man by appealing to the instinct Of
niger. Satan urged Him to use His
line power, and convert a stone in.
bIead. Hunger Is natural and sin
Is. The temptation was In salts
ng q right hunger in a wrong way.
! have yielded In this case would
We been to renounce the human linn
tions which He had taken for our
keS To use divine power to satisfy
man needs would have been to fail
Saviour and Redeemer.
.. As Messiah wv. 5-S). Here the
nptation was to grasp His right
dominion by false means. The
vii offered to surrender unto Him
: world If He would worship him.
e force of this temptation was In
2 fact that the Kingdoms Of the
rid are Christ's by Gods covenant
tn Him. Gods method by which
sus was to possess the world was
! cross. The temptation Satan IL
essing upon the church today Is to
/ possession of the world by other
cans than the cross.
;. AS Son of. God fvv. 9-12). Here
tan tries to induce Christ to pre-
mel upon Gods care. He quotes q
,ssl hnic Psalm to induce Him to so
!. 10 do the spectacular thing In
ier,.to get notice Is to fall into Sa-.
rs temptation. For Jesus to have
iced himself in danger in order to
Gods special help in delivering
m you'd have been to sin. To put
e's self In moral and spiritual peril
or6sr to test Gods faithfulness In
sin. Satan is never quite SO dan
rus, as when he quotes Scripture.
". chrIst's Defense wv. 4, 8, 12).
It was the Word Of God. He met
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