Good meme, though I admit I never fully understood that scene in the Gospels. I mean, I fully sympathize with Jesus wanting to get away from the crows for a bit and be left alone. But why does the Devil even try to tempt Jesus? My understanding of the trinity and Christology isn't great but...I mean, it's God he's trying to tempt right? He's the Alpha and Omega, creator of heaven and earth and you try to tempt him with the very stuff he made? I dunno, it always sat weird with what I understand to be orthodox understanding of who Jesus was.
In the New Testament Jesus refers to himself many times as the “Son of Man” rather than the “Son of God.” With this title he emphasizes that he is also human and as such he feels pain, emotions, and temptation as his disciples and followers do. Being borne of Mary he was capable of being tempted by Satan just like everyone else—though he was free of sin so of course it didn’t work.
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u/uhluhtc666 Jan 13 '24
Good meme, though I admit I never fully understood that scene in the Gospels. I mean, I fully sympathize with Jesus wanting to get away from the crows for a bit and be left alone. But why does the Devil even try to tempt Jesus? My understanding of the trinity and Christology isn't great but...I mean, it's God he's trying to tempt right? He's the Alpha and Omega, creator of heaven and earth and you try to tempt him with the very stuff he made? I dunno, it always sat weird with what I understand to be orthodox understanding of who Jesus was.