{"id":93,"date":"2014-07-02T12:00:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/?p=93"},"modified":"2014-05-22T23:27:24","modified_gmt":"2014-05-22T23:27:24","slug":"matthew-41-11-the-temptation-of-jesus-inductive-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/2014\/07\/matthew-41-11-the-temptation-of-jesus-inductive-studies.html","title":{"rendered":"Matthew 4:1-11; The Temptation of Jesus (Inductive Studies)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you notice that only Satan worked miracles during the temptation of Christ?<\/p>\n<p>The devil first appeared out of nowhere (Matthew 4:3). Then he miraculously transported Jesus to the highest point of the Jerusalem temple (4:5). Lastly, he transported Jesus to a high mountain and gave him a supernatural vision of \u201call the kingdoms of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also interesting to note that God\u2019s miracle-working Messiah, Jesus Christ himself, didn\u2019t perform a single miracle in his defense during this time of temptation. Despite the devil\u2019s repeated insistence, Jesus refused to overrule the laws of nature on his own behalf\u2014even though history has shown he had that power. As one theologian remarked:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJesus called upon no power that is not available to any man as he faces temptation. His only weapon was the Scripture, the Sword of the Spirit, and He wielded it within the center of the will of God.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/371\/2014\/05\/Temptation_of_Christ.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-292\" title=\"Matthew 4:1-11; The Temptation of Jesus\" alt=\"Temptation of Christ by By F\u00e9lix Joseph Barrias\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/371\/2014\/05\/Temptation_of_Christ.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"448\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/workscited.html\" target=\"_self\">Works Cited<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>[ILJ, 57]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u2126\u2126\u2126<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Bible Study Nerds\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-for-bible-study-nerds.html\">About: For Bible Study Nerds\u2122<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"About: Mike Nappa\" href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/forbiblestudynerds\/about-mike-nappa.html\">About: Mike Nappa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2014 to present by\u00a0<a title=\"Nappaland Communications Inc. official website\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nappaland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Nappaland Communications Inc<\/a>. 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