Aspiring – overcoming populism
Jesus deals with the ‘pride of life’
Twice now Jesus has replied to the devil using verses of Scripture. As we come to the third temptation (still using Luke’s order), we see the devil also quoting Scripture as he seeks to tempt Jesus on the basis of the pride of life. The devil has already lost out on being worshipped by God, which was, and undoubtedly still is, his deepest longing. However, the pride of life has often been the strongest part of his three-fold attack and he’s not going to give up easily.
The devil no doubt thinks that he may still get Jesus to compromise and ruin His mission. We are about to see what in many ways is his most elaborate temptation.
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