Why Does Jesus Face Temptation Research Paper

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Temptations are something that will be an ever present part of each and every one of our lives.
How each of us will respond to the many temptations that enter in to our lives will also be responded to with individual actions.
As we study the life of Jesus Christ we find that even Jesus had to face temptation.
The fact that Jesus is tested by the devil reveals that He is also 100% human.
The temptations Jesus faced were real.
Jesus had the same weaknesses, struggles, doubts, fears and wishes that we have.
When Jesus came to earth as a man, Jesus humbled Himself to live and be as one of us.
How would you answer this question if ask; why would Jesus Christ request to be baptized?
How would you answer this question if ask; why would Jesus Christ …show more content…

What is the mental image in your mind of Jesus Christ as we discuss what He was enduring during those forty days spent in relentless scouring heat during day light hours and bone chilling cold temperatures at night?
What would Jesus have looked like after forty days and nights?
Consider what you think the condition of your body would be and how you would look after being deprived of any food for forty days while being in total isolation in a desert wilderness.
The thought of forty days spent in deprived in a desert wilderness would also make me assume that Jesus would have lacked a steady source of drinking water during this time.
At Jesus Christ weakest most vulnerable times is when Satan appeared and began his series of temptations against Christ.
Are you like me and can imagine Christ after forty days and nights of fasting in the unrelenting desert heat with all the struggles, fears and doubts, Jesus had faced that He must have been weak, frail and exhausted.
Remember that Jesus was one hundred percent human.
Are is your vision of Jesus who while rebuking the devil after forty days He is still confident and strong while still being

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