Jesus Faces and Wards Off Temptations

• What is one of the earliest events in Jesus' public ministry?

  The Temptation of Christ
• When did the Temptation of Christ take place?

  Sometime after His Baptism
• Who tempted Jesus during His time in the desert?

  Satan
• How long did Jesus spend in the Judean Desert?

  Forty days and forty nights
• What season commemorates the Temptation of Christ?

  The season of Lent
• What does the Temptation of Christ mirror in Jewish history?

  The 40-year experience in the desert
• What aspect of Jesus did Satan test during the temptation?

  His identity as the Son of God
• How did Jesus feel during the temptation?

  Very hungry and tired
• What are the three temptations of Jesus?

  1. Turning stones into bread
  2. Throwing Himself down from the Temple
  3. Bowing down to Satan
• What did Satan challenge Jesus to do with the stones?

  Command that they become loaves of bread
• What was Jesus' response to the first temptation?

  One does not live by bread alone
• What did Satan dare Jesus to do from the top of the Temple?

  Throw Himself down
• What was Jesus' response to the second temptation?

  You shall not put the Lord to the test
• What did Satan offer Jesus in the third temptation?

  All kingdoms if He worships him
• What was Jesus' response to the third temptation?

  You shall worship the Lord alone
• What do the three temptations symbolize?

  • Pleasure and satisfaction
  • Comfort and protection
  • Control, power, and domination
• What is life described as in relation to temptation?

  A struggle against evil
• What do we ask God for in relation to temptation?

  Grace to resist and fight temptations
• What do we ask God not to do in our struggles?

  Not to abandon us
• What is a summary of the Temptation of Christ?

  • When: Beginning of His public ministry, after Baptism
  • What: Turning stones into bread, falling from the temple, bowing to Satan
  • Where: In the desert, fasting for 40 days and nights
• What does turning stones into bread symbolize?

  Pleasure and satisfaction
• What does falling down from the temple symbolize?

  Desire for comfort and protection
• What does bowing down to Satan symbolize?

  Desire for power, control, and domination
• What is Jesus' response to the temptation of turning stones into bread?

  Man does not live on bread alone
• What is Jesus' response to the temptation of falling down from the temple?

  Do not test God!
• What is Jesus' response to the temptation of bowing down to Satan?

  Worship and serve God alone