After Jesus was baptized, he journeyed into the wilderness for forty days and was tempted by the Devil. Turning stones into bread, bowing to Satan, and putting God to the test were the three ...

The devil encourages Jesus to turn stones into bread. After such a long fast, the thought of bread is surely a strong temptation. In effect, the devil tells Jesus to “scratch where it itches,” to ...

This Gospel lesson is intended to give us hope and encouragement in the face of evil, temptation and sin. The Scripture commentators remind us when we reflect on this Gospel lesson that all the words ...

As a Christian, you step out of your house every day knowing that sin is lurking around and you have to do your best to avoid. Thankfully, we have don't have to do this on our own. We can turn to the ...

This is a strange temptation because Satan quoted Scripture to try to convince Jesus that if he jumped off the pinnacle of the temple he would be saved by a host of angels. John MacArthur, in his ...

The Gospel for the First Sunday of Lent every year is always the Temptation of Jesus, taken in turn from Matthew (this year), Mark and Luke. All three Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) ...

Michael L. King shares insights on the blessings of expounding the scriptures during his Monday morning Education Week presentation. 'The scriptures have the answers to defeating all temptation,' King ...

The Britannica Dictionary defines “temptation” as: something that causes a strong urge or desire to have or do something and especially something that is bad, wrong or unwise. (The dessert menu, for ...