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Topic: Temptation of Christ

Episode Topic Audio

2024-01-31
Jesus as God-If He had Fallen: How can we say Jesus was God? What would have been the consequence if Jesus had fallen?



2023-10-18
Jesus Could Sin: How could Jesus have been able to sin and still be a worthy sacrifice? [Hebrew 4:14-15, James 1:13, Isaiah 40:30].
Satan Drawing Away the Angels: Doesn't the Bible say that Satan drew away a third of the angels? [2 Peter 2:4, Revelation 12:4, Daniel 8:10, Daniel 12:3].


2023-09-19
Satan as a "Tester" or "Tempter": Caller challenges Steve's definitions of "test" and "tempt?" [1 Thessalonians 3:5, 1 Timothy 3:10, Genesis 22:1].



2023-04-17
Temptation of Christ: Was Jesus tempted by sex? [Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 5:28, James 1:14-16].



2023-03-01
"Impeccability of Christ": How does one evaluate the veracity of the "impeccability of Christ"? [Hebrews 4:15].



2023-02-09
Moses-Symbolism of 40 Days: Is there some special significance of the repetitive 40 days that come up in scripture, as with Moses in the wilderness, his fasting, and Jesus'temptation? [Romans 5:12, 1 Corinthians 10:6, 1 Corinthians 10:11, 1 Peter 3:19-20].
Heaven for Those in the Old Testament: Are the Jews (or Israelites) the only people who went to heaven in the Old Testament?


2023-01-12
Jesus' Ability to Sin: Could Jesus have sinned? If He could not have, then the temptation doesn't mean as much. [1 Timothy 2:5, James 1:13, John 11:14-18, Hebrews 2:5-18, Philippians 2:7, Hebrews 4:15].



2023-01-09
Flat Earthers: Steve is corrected about saying that "Flat Earthers" think that one can't fly over the North Pole.
Flat Earther: It wouldn't make sense that Jesus was taken up on a high mountain to see the cities of the whole world because that couldn't happen if the earth was a globe. [Matthew 4:8}.


2023-01-04
Chronology Confusion in Gospel of John: Could you speak to the chronological confusion in the Gospel of John relative to the baptism of Jesus and the Temptation in the wilderness in contrast to the other gospels? [John 1:19-51, Acts 2].
Woman Taken in Adultery: What is your take on the story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery not being in the earliest manuscripts? [Luke 23, John 7:53-8:11].


2022-08-16
Devil's Abilities & Limitations: Could you share any scripture that indicates that the devil can speak into people's minds? [Matthew 16:23].
Devil's Abilities & Limitations: Since we have the mind of Christ, how can we have thoughts coming into out minds from Satan?


2022-06-09
Impeccability of Jesus: If I think that Jesus could have sinned, but did not, does that make me a heretic? [Romans 8:3].
Circumcision & the Law: How does Paul connect circumcision to the Law? [Galatians 5:2-3].


2022-05-09
Jesus' Temptations: Do you think that Jesus ever struggled with mental or emotional things, like depression?



2021-11-30
Jesus' Temptation to Sin: Do you think that since Jesus did not sin, there is a difference in His temptation to sin is different than our temptation to continue to sin? [John 8:34, Romans 6:15-23].



2021-11-29
Jesus' Temptation to Sin: Do you think that our sin nature is different than the sin that Jesus was tempted by? [I John 2:15-17, Genesis 3:6].



2021-11-29
Temptation of Jesus Not Continual as is Ours: Is it not true that Jesus was not tempted in every way as I am, as He was not continually tempted to sin, as I am. [Hebrews 4:15, Hebrews 12:4].



2021-06-08
Temptation of Jesus: Can you help me assess what was involved in the temptation of Christ?



2021-06-07
Temptation of Christ: When James says we are tempted by our own desires, then how does that apply to Jesus' temptation? [James 1:13-14, Matthew 4:1-11, Hebrews 4:15].



2021-05-11
Temptation in the Wilderness: Regarding the temptations in the wilderness, are there four, rather than three, because of the difference in the two gospels? [Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:12-13]
Losing One's Own Soul: Are the different words used for soul & life in the text significant when asking what does one gain if they lose their own souls ? [Matthew 16:26, Mark 8:36].


2020-11-03
Jesus Capable of Sin: Could Jesus have sinned if He had chosen to? [Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 26:53].



2020-06-10
Christians Devoured by the Devil: Does the verse about the devil being like a lion seeking to devour us, how does this apply to Christians? [I Peter 5:8].
Thoughts from the Devil: Can the devil actually put thoughts into your heads? [Matthew 16:23].
Jesus Seeing the Devil: Did Jesus actually see the devil when he was tempted in the wilderness?

2020-04-28
Jesus a Sinner: What do you think about someone who said that Jesus had to have sinned or He would not have been human? [2 Corinthians 5:21].
Jesus-Half Human & Half God: Was Jesus half God and half human?
Jesus "a" God: What do you think about a woman who says the original text says that Jesus was a God, and that the word "a" was taken out by Catholics?

2019-10-01
Satan Tempting Jesus: Why would Satan try to tempt Jesus with such an absurd proposition? [Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 4:1-13].
Peter Enns View of Biblical Contexts: What is your view of Peter Enns writings that suggest that there are inconsistencies in Biblical writings and that it is oriented toward that specific culture and time?


2019-07-16
Lust vs Attraction: Is it really adultery if you lust, if neither person is married? [James 1:14-15, I Timothy 5:2].
Jesus Tempted to Lust: Did Jesus actually have the same temptations as we do, such as, lust? [Hebrews 4:15].


2019-07-16
Sinful Nature: Do you believe we inherited anything in the fall, such as a sinful nature, that Jesus did not inherit, particularly in light of the quandary about His ability to be tempted like us? [Genesis 3:5-6, Romans 5:12-18].



2019-05-28
Baptism Precipitating Testing: Why does Satan get upset, and goes after us, when we are baptized? Why would Jesus be tempted by the devil, right after He was baptized? Is it not really important to be baptized?



2019-04-26
Testing & Jesus' Temptation: What would you say is the ultimate temptation?



2018-11-30
Jesus being tempted with sex: Jesus wasn't ever tempted with sex, was He?



2018-11-26
Jesus' Temptation: What was the divine aspect of Jesus while on earth? temptation vs sin; the temptation of Christ?



2018-10-15
Facing Temptation: What does it mean to face temptation? Jesus faced it, but how did He overcome it?



2018-06-20
Jesus' Temptation: Caller thinks Jesus wasn't really tempted like we would be....but just tempted.



2018-06-19
Jesus' Temptation: Why was Jesus able to resist temptation?
Praying to Jesus: Why do we pray to Christ (instead of God the Father)?
Church Named After Christ: Why is His name in the church?

2018-06-08
Jesus' Temptation: Was there an actual reason for the temptation of Jesus?



2018-05-02
Jesus' Temptation: During the temptation of Jesus, didn't Jesus already have the kingdoms of the world that the devil was offering anyway? [Matthew 4:1-11]



2018-04-20
Jesus Being Tempted: Was Jesus really tempted? Can we be tempted w/out sinning?



2017-11-01
God Leading People into Temptation: Did God cause Jesus to be tempted? James says that God does tempt us, but then in the Lord's Prayer it we are supposed to say, "lead us NOT into temptation", praying to God saying that. How do you reconcile these verses? [James 1:13, Matthew 6:13]



2017-10-26
The Temptation of Jesus: How was the devil able to Jesus all the Kingdoms of the world in a "moment of time" during the temptation? [Matthew 4:1-11, Luke 4:1-13]
Water Baptism or Baptism of Holy Spirit: Is this walking about water baptism or the Holy Spirit? [Romans 6:3-4]


2017-10-03
Temptation of Christ in the Gospels: How come there's no mention of the temptation of Jesus in the gospel of John?



2017-09-27
God Not being able to be Tempted: Why does it say that God can't be tempted, but Jesus was tempted, can you clear up this conflict?



2017-07-13
Jesus' Temptation: God says He tempts no man, but the Jesus had to go through the temptation, so how do these reconcile w/ each other? [James 1:13]



2016-06-20
THe Impeccability of Jesus: Someone told me that Jesus couldn't sin because of His impeccability, but if He couldn't sin, how could the temptation have been genuine? [Hebrew 4:15, Matthew 4:1-11]
Being Alone with God: How do you get completely alone with God & talk to Him?


2016-05-24
Jesus resisting Temptation: When Jesus resisted temptation, who was doing the resisting, God or Jesus?



2015-12-22
Jesus, the Temptation & the Devil: Was the Devil lying to Jesus when he was trying to tempt Jesus?
Progressive Revelation: Do you believe in Progressive Revelation?


2015-05-05
The Impeccability of Jesus: Was Jesus sinless because He couldn't sin or because He chose not to sin?



2014-05-07
Impeccability of Jesus: Caller says that Steve almost sounds like an SDA, saying that Jesus could've sinned.
1,000 Years: You are negating the words of Jesus when you say He didn't say it was a literal 1,000 years! That's why Michael the Buddhist never hears Jesus from you, so says the caller. [Revelation 6:1-10]


2014-05-07
Coinherence - Impeccability of Christ: Did Jesus really have Free WIll to go against what the Father wanted Him to do? He must've because otherwise how could it be that "He loved the Father"?



2013-12-10
Satan giving Jesus all the Kingdoms: How did Satan even have the power or ability to give Jesus all the Kingdoms during His temptation? How did he get them?



2013-10-14
Serpent or the Devil: When God gave the curse to the Serpent for deceiving Eve, saying that he'd be crawling on his belly, was He actually talking to the serpent or the Devil himself?
Devil Tempting Jesus: Where did the Devil get the wherewithal to tempt Jesus the way he did?
Visitation by Evil Spirit: Caller reminds Steve about his apparitions & talks about it again.

2013-10-02
Jesus Having a Sinful Nature: Did Jesus have a sinful nature? Since it says He was tempted in ALL points as we are, was He tempted to be gay? Could He have been lustfully attracted to Mary Magadelene? [Hebrews 4:15]



2013-04-10
Jesus Tempted by Sexual Sin: When was Jesus ever tempted by sexual sin? Was he tempted by the Samaritan woman? [Hebrews 4:15, James 1:14].



2013-02-19
The Conscience: Do you think that the commandments are stepping stones to a mature conscience? [Galatians 5:23].
God as Vulnerable Man: Isn't it particularly touching that God would become vulnerable as a man and suffer temptation?
Jesus' Deity: How did Jesus describe His own deity, and did He use "Son of God"? [John 10:36].
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