In every age, the devil cannot not tempt The Son to disobey The Father.
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Question 1: “What were the three temptations from the devil to Jesus?”
Answer: “The First Temptation: For the 40 days of that First Lent, ‘The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert for 40 days to be tempted by the devil. He ate nothing, and when they were over, He was hungry.’ Temptation took place in this word of the devil: ‘If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.’ Jesus answered him, ‘One does not live on bread alone.’ He did not ‘cheat’ to disobey The Father.’
The Second Temptation: ‘Then he took Jesus up and showed Him all the kingdoms of the word in a single instant. The devil said to Him, ‘I shall give to you all this power and glory: for it has been handed over to me to give to whomever I wish. All this will be Yours if you worship me.’ Jesus said to him in reply: ‘It is written ‘You shall not tempt The Lord, your God, and Him alone shall you serve.’”
The Third Temptation: ‘Then the devil led Jesus to Jerusalem, made Him stand on the parapet of the temple, and said to Him, ‘If you are the Son of God, throw Yourself down form her, for it is written ‘He will command His angels concerning You to guard you, and ‘With their hands they will support you, lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ Jesus said to him in reply: ‘It also says ‘You shall not put The Lord your God, to the test.’”
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Question 2: “What did the devil do when Jesus resisted those three temptations that show what temptations Catholics and many other Christians see in our Forty Days of Lent?”
Answer: “‘When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from Jesus for a time.’ At the end of these 40 days, may we all have resisted every temptation that urges Catholics to disobey The Church-Creating Word of Jesus Christ to His First Catholic Pope:
‘And I say unto you thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gate of hell shall not prevail against it. I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.’”
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Today’s Simple Rhyme: “For forty days and forty nights / may every Catholic win our fights. / With evil.”
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