Now we see Jesus begin to call people to Him. He says things such as: “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” “Follow me.” As I was reading through the scriptures which recounts these events, I notice Luke and John give us some details we shouldn’t overlook. In Luke’s…
I bet you are trying to figure the title out, am I right? Read on … Satan now takes Jesus to the top of a mountain and says if Jesus bows down to him, he will give Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. Jesus says to satan: Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan! For…
We continue with the temptation of Jesus by the devil in Matthew 4. The devil tells Jesus if He’s the Son of God to throw Himself off the temple and then quotes scripture. Yes, did you catch that? The devil quotes scripture – of course – with a twisted meaning, out of context … sound…
The next we read Jesus saying is found in Matthew 4 and Luke 4. Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tempted by the devil. The devil’s first temptation comes in relation to a physical need, hunger. Jesus says, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that…
