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Testing Jesus' Faith: Lessons from Biblical Trials

Explore the instances when Jesus was tested by Satan and men, learning how He remained steadfast. Discover the motives behind testing Jesus and the importance of testing ourselves in faith. Reflect on rejecting truth, seeking harmony, and enduring trials, while understanding that the Lord knows how to deliver the godly. Will He find faith when He returns?

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Testing Jesus' Faith: Lessons from Biblical Trials

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  1. Testing Christ

  2. Jesus was Tested • By Satan, Matthew 4:1 • By men, Matthew 16:1 • Test(peirazo):“to test (objectively), that is, endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline: -assay, examine, go about, tempt (-er), try” (Thayer) • Motives: Driven by faithlessness; designed to entangle, catch, accuse and destroy, Matt. 22:15; Lk. 11:53-54

  3. Jesus was Tested • Jesus withstood every test, always answering well, Matthew 22:46; Mark 12:34 • It is possible that we are testing Jesus with our attitudes, words and lives, 1 Cor. 10:9

  4. Satan Tested Jesus to SinMatt. 4:1; Luke 22:28 • Jesus was not deceived by Satan’s temptations, Matt. 4:3-10 • We cannot deceive Christ with our sins, Matt. 15:7-9; Acts 5:9

  5. Men Tested JesusMatt. 16:1-4 • By refusing the evidence He gave that He is the Christ • His works and words testify who He is, Jno. 5:36; Matt. 16:16-17; Jno. 20:30-31 • When we willfully refuse the evidence we join the camp of faithless evil, Matt. 16:1-4; Jno. 12:48

  6. Testing Jesus by Rejecting His Truth • By seeking contradictions rather than harmony and conformity to truth • Marriage and divorce, Matt. 19:3 • Paying taxes, Luke 20:20-26 • Sinner and punishment, Jno. 8:4-7 • By doubting His way of salvation, Num. 21:4-6 (1 Cor. 10:9); 1 Cor. 1:18-19 • By teaching error, Acts 15:10

  7. We Must Test • Test ourselves, 2 Cor. 13:5 • Try those who claim authority from Christ, Rev. 2:2 • Accept Christ’s help when we are tempted, Heb. 4:15-16 • Do not harden your heart in rebellion, Heb. 3:7-11 • Endure trials (test our faith), Jas. 1:12 (2-3); 1 Pet. 1:6; 4:12

  8. The Lord Knows • Knows how to deliver the godly out of temptations (testing, trial), 2 Pet. 2:9; 1 Cor. 10:12-13 • When the Lord returns, will He really find faith on the earth? Luke 18:8 • Or, will the Lord find us faithlessly testing His love, mercy, truth and longsuffering? Rom. 2:1-6

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