temptation after baptism

I have seen people weep and tremble in a terrible emotional state. That kind of temptation is very potent, and its aim is to make the flesh dom­inate the spirit such that it becomes the main motivat­ion in all that you do. c. Third, Jesus was baptized to identify Himself as the Son of God. My task today is not to judge anyone, but to expound a vital principle of temptation. You’ll be fine next morning. After Baptism Comes Temptation. Seek the power of the Spirit. In the first temptation, Jesus demonstrated his total commitment to his Father by refusing to turn stone into bread. Acknowledge my kingship and pay me homage!”. If you don’t know what the purpose of fasting is, you may think that fasting will only intensify the temptation, making it easier for Satan to tempt Jesus. If you don’t look after yourself, why would you expect God to look after you?”. ... and disable advertisements! Then one of two things would usually happen. after my name. The nature of temptation is to entire you to do something which is not necessarily evil in itself, to put your spiritual life under the control of your physical needs and desires. If you don’t follow God’s way, but allow your personal, material, worldly, and fleshly desires to get the better of you, you will fall for Satan’s temptations. After all, everyone needs a career to make a living. I ask those who have been baptized to remember their pledge to be totally committed to God. What matters is the ego. Acknowledge me as the one who gave it all to you, In Luke 4:6-7, Satan offers to give Jesus “all this authority and their glory,” but under one condition: “If you will worship me, it shall all be yours.”. It meant nothing to me. Jesus fasted all that time, shutting off his flesh from the attacks of the enemy, and greatly weakening Satan’s power against him. The cost of obedience may be high, but the cost of disobed­ience is absolutely incalculable. Then he rose and was baptized. But because you have accepted their support, you are now in their grip. Interestingly, when I visited England a year and a half ago, I saw her again by chance encounter on a street. He would accompany me wherever I go to preach because, for one reason or an­other, he had far fewer preaching as­signments. But I don’t advise you to fast too long to begin with. For example, I have seen people who want to serve God, live for God, and enter into full-time service for God. We need more people with spiritual discipline! But God knows each one of us, and how to deal with us. I am grieved to see Christians use these techniques, thinking that this is a way of serving God. If the church had understood the connection of baptism and the Spirit, there wouldn’t be any need for me to expound this passage: Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave him­self up for her, that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word. Tradition points out the fords opposite Jericho. But the enticement is subtle and goes deeper. It is something that Jesus knows too: “For this purpose I have come to this hour” (John 12:27), that is, to lay down his life to destroy the works of the devil. People were convicted of sin, and fell on their faces before God. When you fast, you normally drink water. 16:1-10). It is hard to bring down a man of God who has the flesh under control. Last week I pointed out that the temptation took place right after Jesus’ baptism, indeed right after his being anointed with the Spirit. Is that the result you want? Aquinas’ final two reasons in this first article confirm that Christ actually experienced the temptation after His baptism. I have seen many undiscerning Christians walk into that trap only to get wiped out. You will owe your theological training to non-Christ­ians even if they happen to be your family members. I would like to pick up from where we left off last week on the topic of baptism and the Holy Spirit. I could have said to him, “Here, take my thesis, get the doctorate, and save yourself three years of work.”. Beware of mass meetings that use music and a choir to play on your emotions. You shall serve no one but God.”, It is also a declaration of total commitment to God. After being baptized by John the Baptist, Jesus was tempted by the devil for 40 days and nights in the Judaean Desert.During this time, Satan came to Jesus and tried to tempt him. Satan will give you one. Today we will look at the second of three principles by which Satan attacks us. Satan’s attacks on the newly baptized creates deep an­xieties in me and many other pastors, and this could be one of the reasons that many downplay the importance of baptism. [1] In this verse, “the Spirit of God” is parallel to “the Spirit of Christ,” that is, the Spirit of God in Christ, just as “the spirit of Elijah” is the Spirit of Yahweh in Elijah (2Kings 2:14-15). The temptations he faces provide an opportunity for Jesus to affirm his relationship with God and his power over Satan. St. Augustine wrote in On The Trinity, that Christ endured the temptation “that He might be our Mediator in overcoming temptation, not only by helping us, but also by giving us an example.” If it never happened, Christ could not be an example. I was actually doing my doctorate as an undergraduate in my spare time! I say to you who have been baptized: God might lead you to do a Master’s or a doctorate, or He might not. Immediately after His baptism, Jesus was “impelled to go into the wilderness.” 1. If I let my worldly ambitions domin­ate, I would of course go for first class honors. It is important to know how the word which is translated here as “worship” is used in the Bible. God officially announced that … Yet it worries me that people look for tongues not to serve God better but to get an uplifting spiritual experience. !He#was#ledbythe#Spirit#inthe#wilderness,#where#he#was#tempted#by#the#devil#for# I only want to explain what the word of God says. If you prefer the word “soul,” that is fine (“spirit” is more biblical, and I have expounded on its meaning at a commun­ion ser­vice). That is not necess­arily from God, for if the Spirit convicts you, the results are spiritual: quietness, broken­ness, and quiet weeping rather than uncontrolled trembling and weeping. Jesus is saying, “Satan, you have the princi­ple wrong. (1) The Lord’s baptism and victory in temptation proved Him to be qualified for His saving work on the cross of Calvary. What is one house out of a dozen? 11. Baptism and Victory: According to Your Faith Be It Done to You, Appendix 3 - The Greek Words Related to “Baptism”. If one person shouts a slogan, the whole crowd shouts back. By putting on special glasses that can see spiritual things? In fact the Greek word proskyneō trans­lated here as “worship” does not have worship as its prim­ary mean­ing but only as a second­ary and derivat­ive meaning. Note “legitimate”. A prophet who is anointed receives the authority to hear and to speak God’s word. But if you are not trained, you won’t know your opponent’s next move. It might not be your time to preach the gospel, so He may lead you to do a Ph.D. That is possible. Join the crowd because the hard and narrow road is for the minority. But I am not concerned about the physical benefits of fasting as much as bringing the flesh under control. Wow! Of course I advise caution. When God puts you aside, you are finished. If the baby doesn’t eat, he or she will die. Jesus washes our feet and we wash our feet, so they are doubly washed! But you don’t need to be scared over this because you will discover as one of the joys of knowing God that the armies fighting on your side are far greater than the armies on the enemy’s side. Yield totally to God in obedience to Him and His word. I say to you who have just been baptized: conform your life to what is taught in God’s Word. If he had tried to get Jesus to worship him as God, it would not even be a temptation for Jesus. Satan is saying to Jesus, “Since you acknowledge that I am the ruler of this world, all I am asking of you is to kneel and bow before me, and honor me as king. It is quite an experience! The family either opposes his or her plans in a direct confrontat­ion, or they go for the soft approach which is usually more effective. I looked at the salary and said, “Hey, I could use that salary! “Since you are the Son of God, turn this stone into bread!” Satan is working along a legitimate line. This is the second point to keep in mind, that after baptism comes temptation. That was exactly my understanding when I was a young Christian: “How strange! The whole point of Satan’s temptation is to get you to exercise your authority in the wrong way. But first I need to mention that the temptation account is very deep, and what we are doing in these studies is nothing more than looking at three funda­mental principles. I have always been willing to let God do with me as He wished. But you need to know this fact as soon as possible because your profess­ion of commit­ment to God will be tested right after your baptism. To be sure, it is common sense. Is there anything wrong with that? faced!it.Ournewly!baptised!Believers!willtoo.! That is what I look for. Paul Bragg, a nutritionist, wrote a good book which I’ve read called The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Through­out History for Physical, Mental & Spiritual Nutrition. That is only part of it. I can still preach at church every Sunday. The Greek word for “prince” (archon) in its wide sense also means a ruler. You wouldn’t expect God to look after you if you don’t look after yourself. Before he was baptized, Jesus worked as a carpent­er, an honor­able occupation. New Testament scholarship is well aware of the vital connection of baptism and the Spirit as for exam­ple in the final volume of Diction­ary of New Testament Theology (ed. Satan tempted him not just at the end of the forty days but through­out the forty days (Lk.4:2; Mk.1:13). New Testament scholars are well aware of this connection especially from the time of Professor G.H. I anticipated this new life to be easy, never realizing it was actually the beginning of a battle to walk faithfully with the Lord. Let’s look at another passage, Ephesians 5:25-26, which makes a reference to baptism. Baptism and Looking at the Bronze Serpent, 14. But it is the common sense of the natural man who reasons as follows: If you look after yourself, God will look after you. So what exactly do you learn in judo or boxing acad­emies? Satan lifts you up only to bring you down. We shall miss much of its significance, if we dissociate it, even in thought, from the solemn recognition of the Son by the Father, the salutation of Him from heaven, and the full consciousness of His Divine nature into which He was thus brought. The phrase “in a moment of time” (v.5) is to be understood as “in one flash” or “in a vision”. Feeding on God’s Word means applying it, not just reading it. Be­fore he was baptized, Jesus had not yet been sealed or anointed with the Spirit for the ministry of preaching the gospel, or for fulfilling his call to be the Savior of the world. I cannot count how many Christians have fallen for that tempt­ation, and have, as a result, come under the control of the flesh. Yet Satan manages to distort them with the aim of bringing about our spiritual ruin. Some have argued, for example, that water is nothing more than a symbol of the Holy Spirit. I once visited a church whose minister has a doctorate, yet there were only three people in the congregation because he lacked spiritual power and authority. We are only dealing with three basic principles. Whether the answer is “yes” or “no” depends on your relationship with God. Then Jesus, in a counter­move, quotes from Deuteronomy 6:16 in which Moses says to the Israelites, “You shall not put Yahweh your God to the test.”, Satan’s fundamental temptation: Do your own thing. Approach every spiritual experience with caution, especially if offers an instant uplift. Satan is saying, “Honor me as king, and I will give you the king­doms of the world. He is a fine person, a very loving and gracious brother, and we are still very close to this day. I would like to invite you to preach at my meeting.” I said, “No thanks.” (She had started a rival meeting which her son, a close friend of mine, dissociated himself from and didn’t want to have anything to do with. God is my witness that I didn’t pursue it for one moment. He was probably my closest friend at the Bible Institute. There are yet greater depths for you to explore as you progress in the Christian life. In Scriptural teaching, it means that he had not yet been anointed to preach the gospel, since he had neither been sealed with the Spirit nor received the pledge of the Spirit. You have come to fight me and destroy my power in the world. Satan says to Jesus, “So you are hungry? The vision that Isaiah saw is a vision of God, not a vision of the glories of the world that will only lead you astray. Luke 4:5-13, parallel Matthew 4:5-11 I have shared with you that back in 1960, we had an Easter conference in Kent, England, in a little place called Chislehurst. Every time a blessing comes, I would say, “Get ready for the attack.”, After every spiritual blessing comes Satan’s attack. There is nothing sinful about being hungry or meeting that hunger. Either way, it did not matter to me in the slightest. It is at baptism that we receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:38) and are cleansed from our sins. No, Satan is only asking Jesus to honor him as king. But you don’t serve God by using satanic or worldly techniques. In our thinking, whether you do some­thing for God is not the point, though you might in your spare time think of doing some­thing for God. Paul, then called Saul, experienced this very thing when he himself was baptized: So Ananias departed and entered the house. Last week we looked at the deep connection between baptism and the Holy Spirit in Scriptural teaching. (Mt.4:4). Even if you tell God that you are willing to serve Him, He may say, “I know you are willing to serve Me, but stay where you are for the time being.” So what I am saying is not meant to be a criticism of anyone. It is crucial for us to know not only that Satan will tempt us but how he will tempt us. One of the blessings that we receive in the anointing of the Spirit is a certain authority from God. The definition of prosky­neō in these two lexicons is given in Appendix 2 of the present book, and both lexicons have “worship” only as a secondary definition. There is no self-discipline and no spiritual drive. But you would understand the article very well if you had heard my message last week. This woman had lots of resources, lots of money, lots of houses. Don’t worry, it won’t kill you. Baptism and Looking at the Bronze Serpent, 14. When I saw the teaching position advertised in a journal, I discussed it with Helen my wife. And just as he was coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descend-ing like a dove on him. Bragg is not writing as a Christ­ian and is not suggesting that fasting is good for your soul, but that it is good for your body. What is the difference between you and me? Back in Liverpool, a woman confronted me forcefully. Although Satan does not quite put it in so many words, his basic suggest­ion is: “Do your own thing. Quoting Isaiah 61:1-2, Jesus said of himself: “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor” (Luke 4:18). Satan is not asking Jesus to worship him as God, but to honor him as the king of this world. 3. Fasting is not something that is understood in the weak, woolly, and undisciplined church today. A king who is anointed receives the authority from God to rule. D.L. And they will certainly get one from Satan. 1:9) near Bethabara, east of the Jordan (Jn. Immediately after his baptism, Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tempted and to face intense spiritual conflict. Jesus' early Galilean ministry begins when after his baptism, he goes back to Galilee from his temptation in the Judaean Desert. Did God even say it? We will examine Luke 4:1-4 also from the angle of Jesus’ suffer­ing which in 1 Peter 2:21 is depicted as being deeply relevant to our lives: “Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.” These are spiritual principles that we, and those who have just been baptized, can apply to our daily lives. [2] In the present book, when we quote from the Hebrew Bible (what Christians call the “Old Testament”), we would sometimes preserve God’s personal name Yahweh where it is found in the Hebrew text, for the sake of biblical accuracy. But a genuine spiritual uplifting doesn’t need to rely on working up the emotions. That could happen if I preach the gospel for the purpose of making a good living for myself. What blessing did you receive at baptism when you were anointed and given the Holy Spirit? I thought after baptism I would have a supernatural shield of protection around me, blocking all sin from ever entering my life again. The place was the wilderness; it was "up" from the Jordan valley (Matthew), and was on the way back to Galilee (Luke). But you will survive. Look after yourself, for God might not always look after you.”. It was His will to send me to univer­sity even though I didn’t pursue it. So be realistic. If you are stranded in the wilder­ness, who will pass by with a basket on his shoulders to sell you fresh bread? This is a clip from Episode 18 - Baptism - Part 05 - John the Baptist - Part 04 - https://youtu.be/vOsVeugei-Q. None of these, for Elisha was a man of God. But once I give them to you, I won’t have them anymore. The building is yours. That is what I call the man-centered religion of Satan. It is faith that makes baptism meaningful and efficacious, for without faith, baptism would be an empty ceremony that is little more than taking a bath. I will buy you a church build­ing free of charge!” I was suspicious of her soft approach, so I said, “What strings are attached?”, “None whatsoever! What makes you a true Christian is not religion per se, or going to church, or being active in the campus fellow­ship, or even believing in the right doctrines, though that is good and desirable. If you get worked up emotionally and uncontrollably, it is not from God, for if you are lifted up spiritually, there would be a deep peace, a sure sign of a spiritual uplifting. Pentecostals seek spirit­ual experiences, yet not many of them have experienced what we by God’s grace were granted to experience in Chislehurst. When a spiritual experience depresses you in such a short time, it is unlikely to be from God. I have given you part of the answer. Have you ever seen a million people march? Unless you are born of water and the Spirit, you will not enter the kingdom. Luke 4:5-13, parallel Matthew 4:5-11 Montreal, April 8, 1979 Today we continue our study of the temptation of Jesus, going deeper into its meaning. If You want me to do a Ph.D., I will do it. The history of our Lord's temptation ought never to be contemplated apart from that of His baptism. The mass effect is very powerful. The traditional site, Mt. That sounds perfectly logical to the natural man. Temptation after baptism. You can also jog, cycle, or do light weight­lifting to discipline your body, to get your body under control. He will try to intimidate you, but he cannot knock you out. Tozer calls double insurance. Jesus gave himself up for the church in order to sanctify her “by the wash­ing of water with the word.” Again the “water”. Just as you live physically by eating physical food, so you live spirit­ually by eating spiritual food, the Word of God. That is non-negotiable. By studying the Bible? I said to myself, “Why can’t I be a university lecturer and serve God at the same time? How did Elisha perceive these spiritual realities? Then you are truly feeding on God’s Word. Don’t run before you learn to walk. I am not saying that the person who is not preaching the gospel is materialistic. When she approached me, she thought she could crush me by sheer force, only to find herself getting crushed. See also James D.G. As I have said many times, I have nothing against tongues. At Jesus’ baptism, the Holy Spirit commissioned Him for ministry (Matt. BAPTISM AND TEMPTATION 1. 7 If you, then, will worship me, it shall all be yours.” 8 And Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.’” 9 And he took him to Jerusalem, and set him 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 of you, to guard you,’ and 11 ‘On their hands they will bear you up, lest you strike your foot against a stone.’ 12 And Jesus an­swered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’” 13 And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time. Baptism: Death, Burial, and the New Life, 3. We shall miss much of its significance, if we dissociate it, even in thought, from the solemn recognition of the Son by the Father, the salutation of Him from heaven, and the full consciousness of His Divine nature into which He was thus brought. Jesus fasted forty days because he was trained to fast. So I don’t claim the slightest originality on this topic, and I have no desire to be original. (Luke 4:3, ESV) Jesus replied with Scripture, telling Satan man does not live by bread alone. Paul pom­mels his body in order to bring his flesh under control (1Cor.9:27). In fact the whole purpose of fasting is to weaken Satan’s tempt­ations. I can preach just like the church minister. Your time and your gift might not have arrived. To excel in boxing, how important is it to get some training? He possesses the skills and training to make the next strike against you. Psychologists are aware of the “mass crowd” effect that stirs up emotional feelings. Look for Number One, you yourself. If I had disobeyed God and gone for a doctorate, I would have Th.D. The Lord here stresses the importance of water: we cannot enter the kingdom unless we are born of water and the Spirit. It does you no harm but in fact does you much good by purifying your system. The tempt­ation account in Luke 4:1-4 is rich in application for Christians, especially those who have just been bap­tized: 1 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led by the Spirit 2 for forty days in the wilderness, tempted by the devil. It doesn’t matter how many chapters you read. The servant prob­ably said something like, “Let me say my final prayers because the Syrians are surrounding us.” But Elisha prayed for him, “O Yahweh, please open his eyes so that he may see that those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” [2] So God opened the servant’s eyes to see that the spiritual armies are far greater than the armies of the enemy. He preached that people should repent from … Today we continue our study of the temptation of Jesus, going deeper into its meaning. Matthew 4:1 gives us the answer: “Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” Of all the things that our Lord could have done after His baptism, He undertook a grueling temptation by Satan in the wilderness. The quick answer is: Choose the easiest way out, the path of least resistance! Within a few weeks, our church in London was packed to the doors, for many had heard the news that the Spirit of God had come into our church. I have touched on the topic of fasting at various conferences and also in this church. Just tell God, “I desire nothing but to do Your will.” If I had gone against God’s will and did a doctorate, do you know what would have hap­pened to me? If you are unwill­ing to commit totally to God or to enter into spiritual warfare, or if you lack the courage of faith, then don’t get baptized because baptism is not for cowards. This is precisely where Satan begins to work on you. The decision is Yours, not mine, to make.” Do you see what I mean? Earlier today when I praying with some of you before your baptism, you knew that being a Christian is no easy thing. Let me tell you honestly that I myself have been tempted along those lines many times. 2. You don’t need boxing lessons to punch a guy. A treatise on this matter will not be superfluous; instructing not only such as are just becoming formed (in the faith), but them who, content with having simply believed, without full examination of the grounds of the traditions, carry (in mind), through ignorance, an untried though probable faith. That is why I am cautious of mountaintop exper­iences. Without going into its many im­plicat­ions which will only get more complicated in the spiritual battle, it suffices to recognize the basic principle: Choose the easier way. And Christ did this primarily for us. Find out about Jesus baptism and temptation in the desert, in this Bible Quest video. And do you know what she did? That is more important than reading Bible com­ment­aries. As I have shared with you, I have nothing against healing. It may come one of these days, or it may never. It is Satan’s subtle temptation to let the flesh govern your actions. After all, they want a pastor with such and such experience, and I think I meet their requirements. Enter by the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the way is easy, that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. Look after yourself because God may not always look after you.”. Cleansing by the washing of water with the word. But why would God allow you to be tempted after baptism? We will get a lawyer and sign it over to you.”, “You don’t like the building? It is the same with being born again. Don’t get me wrong. It means that we say honestly to God, “I will do whatever You want me to do. He doesn’t have that kind of power because God won’t allow it. God will never look at me again! 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