Scripture

Knowing Jesus PART I
Dr. Timothy Keller
09 March 2014

Luke 4:1-13
1Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit,left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2where for forty days he was tempted by the devil.  He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry.

3The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, tell this stone to become bread."

4Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Man shall not live on bread alone.'"

5The devil led him up to a high place and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.  6And he said to him, "I will give you all their authority and splendor; it has been given to me, and I can give it to anyone I want to.  7If you worship me, it will all be yours."

8Jesus answered, "It is written: 'Worship the Lord your God and serve him only.'"

9The devil led him to Jerusalem and had him stand on the highest point of the temple.  "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down from here.  10For it is written:

"He will command his angels concerning you
to guard you carefully; 11they will lift you up in their hands,
so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.'"

12Jesus answered, "It is said: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'"

13When the devil had finished all this tempting, he left him until an opportune time.

DEPTH AND COMPLEXITY OF EVIL
--Evil that is beyond social and psychological
--Luke 22: 3  Satan enters Judas
--Devil uses physical temptation and psychological factors.
--Holding a grudge--Satan can enter us when we don't let go of anger Ephesians 4:26-27
--1Timothy 3:6 - watch the arrogance that comes from new believers.

STRATEGY OF EVIL
--Temptations are all good things being held up to Jesus.
--Jesus only uses his power to serve.
--Any good thing that is more important than God to you will become demonic.
--Satan's weapons are temptation and accusation.
--Temptations come from overconfidence and downplaying of God's importance.
--Accusations come from looking down on yourself.

DETECT SATAN THROUGH MEANS AND MESSAGE OF SCRIPTURE
--Deut 6-8
--Psalm 31:5 Trust in God
--Scripture was coming out of JC's mouth on the cross.
--Jesus needed scripture, so why wouldn't we?