Mark 1:12-13
And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness. And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan.
John 1:35 ,43; 2:1
Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples. The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me. And the third day there was a marriage in Cana of Galilee.
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2006-07-18 08:21:55 · 13 answers · asked by PicassoInActions 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Dried off.
2006-07-18 08:24:08 · answer #1 · answered by l00kiehereu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The book of John does not even relay the incident of Jesus' baptism. It tells of John the Baptist telling people about it (Jn.32-34), but not its actual occurrence. In the other three gospels, the writers all say that Jesus was immediately led by the Spirit into the desert where He fasted and was tempted by the Devil (Matt. 3:13-4:11, Mark 1:9-13, Luke 3:21-22, 4:1-13)
2006-07-18 09:00:22 · answer #2 · answered by smartee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IMMEDIATELY after his baptism, Jesus is led by God’s spirit into the Judean wilderness. He has a lot to think about, for at his baptism “the heavens were opened up,” so that he could discern heavenly things.
Jesus spends 40 days and 40 nights in the wilderness and eats nothing during this time. Then, when Jesus is very hungry, the Devil approaches to tempt him, saying: “If you are a son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” But Jesus knows it is wrong to use his miraculous powers to satisfy his personal desires. So he refuses to be tempted.
But the Devil does not give up. He tries another approach. He challenges Jesus to leap off the temple wall so that God’s angels will rescue him. But Jesus is not tempted to make such a spectacular display. Quoting from the Scriptures, Jesus shows that it is wrong to put God to the test in this way.
In a third temptation, the Devil shows Jesus all the kingdoms of the world in some miraculous way and says: “All these things I will give you if you fall down and do an act of worship to me.” But again Jesus refuses to yield to temptation to do wrong, choosing to remain faithful to God.
We can learn from these temptations of Jesus. They show, for example, that the Devil is not a mere quality of evil, as some people claim, but that he is a real, invisible person. The temptation of Jesus also shows that all the world governments are the Devil’s property. For how could the Devil’s offering them to Christ have been a real temptation if they were not really his?
And think of this: The Devil said he was willing to reward Jesus for one act of worship, even giving him all the kingdoms of the world. The Devil may well try to tempt us in a similar way, perhaps placing before us tantalizing opportunities to obtain worldly wealth, power, or position. But how wise we would be to follow Jesus’ example by remaining faithful to God whatever the temptation may be!--Matthew 3:16; 4:1-11; Mark 1:12, 13; Luke 4:1-13.
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2006-07-18 08:31:30 · answer #3 · answered by Jeremy Callahan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus went to the wilderness to Fast a*13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts; and the angels ministered unto him.
2006-07-18 08:46:46 · answer #4 · answered by cincoabrigo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is obviously not a historical document. It is full of exactly these contradictory stories and ideas. Imagine, in an age without news and print media, when stories are passed along orally, person to person, men write testaments of Christ a minimum of forty years after he allegedly died. Think of what they must've gotten wrong. Think of what got exaggerated and minimized. In our modern age, with the blessing of TV, magazines, radio, etc. nobody's even sure about the life and death of Marylin Monroe. In two separate books on Elvis, written ostensibly by close friends of his, two very different recipes are given for his favorite fried chicken. If stories can change so easily, even in modern times, imagine how much is wrong about Jesus in the Bible.
2006-07-18 08:28:26 · answer #5 · answered by Michael D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus began His earthly ministry after His baptism.
2006-07-18 08:32:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think everyone thought that dried off answer upon reading this question.
2006-07-18 08:24:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Emerged from the water.
2006-07-18 08:28:03 · answer #8 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
towel himself dry make some wine , hire some hookers and a bag of coke and have fun
2006-07-18 08:25:03 · answer #9 · answered by vitriol for the masses 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He went to Disneyland.
2006-07-18 08:25:08 · answer #10 · answered by tonevault 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋