In the testing of Jesus in the wilderness after 40 days and nights of fasting, the differences between testing and temptation can be seen clearly. From Satan’s perspective, the experience was intended as temptation (an inducement to sin0, but for Jesus the experience was a test, which He passed without the least wavering. Despite Satan’s […]

Philo of Alexandria, a contemporary of Christ, wrote, “When he mind has sinned and removed itself far from virtue, it lays the blame on divine causes. Solomon wrote in Proverbs 19:3, The foolishness of man subverts his way, and his heart rages against the Lord.” Temptation, is a concept that all of us struggle with. […]

Paul says is Romans 7:24, “O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?” Before God can ever give us the good news of the gospel, He must kill our pride and arrogance with the law given to Moses. The gospel is the power of the resurrection, while the […]