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Revilonivek:

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--- Quote from: Revilonivek on July 08, 2011, 07:49:38 AM ---Like Kat pointed out earlier in a different post, that Satan is a spirit, never found to be physical throughout the bible. I think satan may refer to our "evil" part of our consciousness. Satan is called the tempter in the bible.
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FYI: http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,11604.msg117002.html#msg117002

This is a theory that comes up 2-3 times a year. It has no scriptural basis as well as contradicts almost the entire Bible.



--- Quote from: Revilonivek on July 08, 2011, 07:49:38 AM ---Jesus was tempted in the wilderness. He THOUGHT about taking over the world...but he resisted.
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I've never read anywhere that Jesus thought of taking over the world. Why would He even think such when He gave up all power & glory so He could be fashioned into a man in order to die? He knew He would receive back all power and glory.

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The point of the story in the wilderness, is that Jesus was tempted with alot of things. but he put His Father's will first above his own. That's how he did it. We all are tempted one way or another. Religious or not. He was in the wilderness. He was fasting. He was hungry to the point he was tempted to turn rock to bread. He had the power to do so. He refused bec it would hinder his spiritual mediation and cleansing of the body and mind.   So he thought about alot of spiritual stuff, the deep things of God. He was tempted of course but he put his Father 's will first above all others. Even his own. Thats what he did. He put His Father first, just like how we should. Of course Jesus gave up his own glory, because he knew and trusted God. He put God and others first before his own.

I admire him for that. I thank him for what he did. That took a lot.

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