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1 John 2:15-17

1 John 2:15-17.

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1 John 2:15-17

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  1. 1 John 2:15-17 “15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”

  2. INTRODUCTION • GOOD MORNING. We thank God… • Please repeat after me: “My brothers and sisters – you should be very happy – when you experience many kinds of troubles – because you know that the testing of your faith – will develop more endurance” (James 1:2-3).

  3. INTRODUCTION • We are thankful for this congregation and the visitors we have each week. • Our topic for this morning is:

  4. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS • “Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41).

  5. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS • Since man’s flesh is weak and prone to sin, Paul told the church of Christ meeting in Rome that the Old Testament law of Moses was also weak due to the weakness of mankind’s flesh.

  6. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS • Therefore, God did what the law could not do. He sent His own Son in the flesh as an offering for sin (1 John 2:1-2). Thereby, God “condemned sin in the flesh” of Jesus (Romans 8:1-3).

  7. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS • We have a God who will NOT let us be tempted beyond what we can bear; He will make a way of escape or provide a way out (1 Corinthians 10:13).

  8. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS • When we are asked about the temptations of Christ, many of us could probably talk about the three trials recorded in the Gospels (Matthew 4; Luke 4; Mark 1:12-13).

  9. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS • This shows us that the three temptations are NOT necessarily in chronological order but are listed to show us how Christ endured and triumphed through them.

  10. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS • The forces of evil come to us with a variety of temptations, but from our text we learn they all have the same three things at their core: “The lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life” (1 John 2:16; John 17:17).

  11. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS • Jesus’ experience in the desert helps us to see, understand and overcome these three common temptations that keep us from serving God effectively.

  12. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS • Furthermore, we learn from Jesus’ response to His trials exactly how we are to respond—with Scripture! That’s the key – knowing your Bible and applying its teachings to your life.

  13. THE TEMPTATION OF JESUS • Through our consideration of the temptations of Christ, we will see that Jesus is God’s chosen One who endures every trial and overcomes each temptation.

  14. THE LUST OF THE FLESH • The “lust of the flesh” means WANTING sinful things to please our bodies.

  15. THE LUST OF THE FLESH • “1 Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the Devil. 2 Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and nights. After this, Jesus was very hungry. 3 The Devil came and said to Jesus, "Since you are the Son of God, command these rocks to become food" (Matthew 4:1-3).

  16. THE LUST OF THE FLESH • Was doing this within Jesus’ miraculous power? Most assuredly, for we remember how He later fed thousands from five loaves and two fish (Matthew 14:13-21).

  17. THE LUST OF THE FLESH • We are told that our Lord was hungry. He was God incarnate, but He was also human. • Quoting from Deuteronomy 8:3: "It is written: ‘A person does not live on food alone. Instead, he lives on every word which comes from the mouth of God'" (Matthew 4:4).

  18. THE LUST OF THE FLESH • We today must learn, as Jesus says, “We shall not (cannot) live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” • Because His word is true, we must continue to humble ourselves and learn to trust and obey the Father, who is our Lord and our God.

  19. THE LUST OF THE FLESH • Jesus, the Word (John 1:1, 14), is the armour a Christian solider must put on in our spiritual battle of life (Romans 13:14).

  20. THE LUST OF THE FLESH • With His kingdom, the church, being first in our life, we will soon stop trying to satisfy the evil desires of our weak flesh (Matthew 6:33).

  21. THE LUST OF THE FLESH • The Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God, and prayer are the offensive weapons of our spiritual armour (Ephesians 6:17-18).

  22. THE LUST OF THE FLESH • With the word and praying always; that is, asking God’s guidance and trusting His will to be done to His glory, we will be enabled to be victorious over Satan’s temptations.

  23. THE LUST OF THE FLESH • In the first temptation, Jesus exhibited unyielding faith in God’s care and providence. He endured by trusting in the sufficiency of God’s gracious care.

  24. THE PRIDE OF LIFE • The “pride of life” means being PROUD of the things that we have.

  25. THE PRIDE OF LIFE • “5 Then the devil took Jesus into the holy city, Jerusalem, and put him on a very high place of the temple. 6 He said to Jesus, "Since you are the Son of God, jump off! Because it is written: 'God will command His angels to take care of you. Their hands will catch you, so that you will not hit your foot against a rock' and,

  26. THE PRIDE OF LIFE • “7 Jesus answered him, “But this is also written: ‘You must not test the Lord your God’ ” (Matthew 4:5-7).

  27. THE PRIDE OF LIFE • Here the devil takes Jesus to the top of the temple and challenged Him to prove He really trusted in God to provide and care for Him (Psalm 91:11-12).

  28. THE PRIDE OF LIFE • Satan was urging Jesus to display His pride in God’s gracious protection by willingly endangering Himself. He was urging Jesus to exercise the opposite of faith by testing God. • True faith does NOT test God; it simply believes and displays its trust in God by doing what He says.

  29. THE PRIDE OF LIFE • The Lord again replies with Scripture to the contrary, “Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God” (Matthew 4:7; Deuteronomy 6:16).

  30. THE PRIDE OF LIFE • Again, could Jesus have relied upon God’s promise of protection and angelic deliverance? Surely. Think of how calmly He would later sleep in the boat during a storm on the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 8:24).

  31. THE LUST OF THE EYES • The “lust of the eyes” means WANTING the things that we see.

  32. THE LUST OF THE EYES • “8 Suddenly, the Devil took Jesus to a very tall mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory which was in them. 9 The Devil said to Jesus, "I will give you all of these things, if you will only bow down to worship me.

  33. THE LUST OF THE EYES • “10 Then Jesus said to the Devil, Go away, Satan, because it is written: ‘You must worship the Lord your God. Serve only Him’” (Matthew 4:8-10).

  34. THE LUST OF THE EYES • Satan’s pride is beyond arrogance. The devil truly did have control over the disobedient kingdoms of the world (Ephesians 2:2; 1 John 5:19), but the whole world really belongs to God.

  35. THE LUST OF THE EYES • If any quick route to the Messiahship could be attained, bypassing the passion and crucifixion for which Jesus had originally come, this was the way.

  36. THE LUST OF THE EYES • But the mere thought could cause the Lord’s divine nature to shudder at such a concept and He replies sharply, “Thou shalt worship (fear) the Lord thy God and serve him only” (Matthew 4:10; Deuteronomy 6:13).

  37. THE LUST OF THE EYES • He would be faithful in all things. His heart, His loyalty, His devotion would be to Almighty God and Him only.

  38. THE LUST OF THE EYES • When Christ speaks His words of rebuke, we are reminded of His authority again and again. He doesn’t ask. He doesn’t wish. He speaks with His rightful authority and tells Satan what to do.

  39. THE LUST OF THE EYES • It would be this same authority by which He will contrast, “You have heard that it was said by them of old time…But I say to you” (Matthew 5:21-22).

  40. THE LUST OF THE EYES • “5 Which is easier: to say, Your sins are forgiven, or to say, Stand up and walk? 6 I will prove to you that, on earth, I have the authority to forgive sins. Then Jesus said to the paralyzed man, ‘Stand up! Pick up your bed and go home!’ 7 Then the man stood up and went home’ ” (Matthew 9:5-7).

  41. THE LUST OF THE EYES • Satan’s response is clear. We’re told in Matthew 4:11 that, “The Devil left Jesus. In Luke 4:13 there is a little more information. We’re told that after the temptations, “He departed from Him until an opportune time.”

  42. THE LUST OF THE EYES • Satan’s opposition to Christ would continue and not be finished until the devil is cast into the lake of fire at the end of time (Revelation 20:10).

  43. THE LUST OF THE EYES • During this time of exhaustive testing, our Lord was also ministered to by angels (Matthew 4:11), a mystery indeed that the omnipotent One should condescend to receive such help from lesser beings! (Hebrews 1:14).

  44. 5 REASONS FOR THE TEMPTATIONS • 1. First, they demonstrated His humanity - only human beings can be tempted. The temptations gave proof of His true humanity.

  45. 5 REASONS FOR THE TEMPTATIONS • “For since He Himself was tested and has suffered, He is able to help those who are tested” (Hebrews 2:18; v. 17). • 2. The temptations also helped Him to be a sympathizing intercessor with us when we are tempted.

  46. 5 REASONS FOR THE TEMPTATIONS • “For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin” (Hebrews 4:15).

  47. 5 REASONS FOR THE TEMPTATIONS • He therefore can show compassion and sympathize with our own weaknesses, because He was subjected to weakness, too. • The mystery or majesty of grace is that His righteousness becomes ours (1 Corinthians 1:30; 2 Corinthians 5:21).

  48. 5 REASONS FOR THE TEMPTATIONS • It is as if we have never committed nor had any sins and had by ourselves accomplished all the obedience which Christ has fulfilled for us. Now we must accept such benefit with a believing heart.

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