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Jesus answering, said to him, "It has been said, `You shall not tempt the Lord your God.`"
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Trusting God vs. Testing God
Jesus's response reveals a crucial distinction. Commentators explain that true faith trusts God within His established will and promises. "Testing" God, however, is an act of presumption and unbelief, where one makes inappropriate demands for a sign or forces God's hand. As one scholar puts it, "testing God is not trusting God."
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It is said (ειρητα). Perfect passive indicative, stands said, a favourite way of quoting Scripture in the N.T. In Mt 4:7 we have t…
19th Century
Baptist
Do nothing presumptuously. Do nothing that would lead the Lord to act contrary to His settled laws, which are always right and good.
Luke records this temptation in the last rather than second place (cf. Matthew 4:5–7). The essence of this temptation is that of presumi…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Jesus answering said to him, it is said In (Deuteronomy 6:16)
You shall not tempt…
Presbyterian
Christ's being led into the wilderness gave an advantage to the tempter, for there He was alone; no one was with Him by whose prayers and advice He…
