Luke 4.12: And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the LORD your God to the test.’” (NASB) In this third temptation the devil proposed that Jesus should put God to the test by jumping off the highest point of the temple in Jerusalem. By this the devil challenged Jesus to challenge the truth …
THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS – PART 5
Luke 4.9-11: And he led Him to Jerusalem and had Him stand on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here, (10) for it is written, ‘He will give His angels charge concerning You to guard You,’ (11) and, ‘On their hands they will bear You up, …
THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS – PART 4
Luke 4.8: And Jesus answered and said to him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the LORD your GOD and serve HIM only.’” (NASB) In the second temptation the devil offers to Jesus, it is clear that the devil seeks to be worshipped himself. His enticement to do this is a lie, and it is for the purpose of destruction. …
THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS – PART 3
Luke 4.5-7: And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time, (6) and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. (7) If you, then, will worship me, …
THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS – PART 2
Luke 4.3-4: The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” (4) And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’” (ESV) At the conclusion of the 40 days of Jesus’ time of consecration and devotion to God, the devil implemented his strategy and made his …
THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS – PART 1
Luke 4.1-2: And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness (2) for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. (ESV) Chapter three of the Gospel of Luke gives the account of the beginning …
THE SPOKEN WORD, PART 13 – THE WORD OF JESUS CONFIRMED
Acts 28.30-31: He lived there two years at his own expense, and welcomed all who came to him, proclaiming the kingdom of God and teaching about the Lord Jesus Christ with all boldness and without hindrance. (ESV) These last two verses of the Book of Acts confirm that the word of Jesus to the Apostle Paul recorded in Acts 23.11 …
THE SPOKEN WORD, PART 12 – PAUL APPEALS TO CAESAR
Acts 25.11-12: “If then I am a wrong-doer and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death. But if there is nothing to their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar.” (12) Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, “To Caesar …








