Why Does Satan Try to Tempt Jesus If He Knows He’s God?

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Spiritual Warfare

Why Does Satan Try to Tempt Jesus If He Knows He’s God?

25 min

Watch On

Spiritual Warfare

Why Does Satan Try to Tempt Jesus If He Knows He’s God?

25 min

“One thing that I do know is that sin stupefies us. It has this blinding effect. Pride, arrogance… Sin keeps us from seeing clearly and acting in ways that make sense.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. Can Christians believe in creation and evolution?
  2. Why did only angels witness Jesus’s resurrection as it happened?
  3. Why did Satan try to tempt Jesus if he knows he is God?
  4. Does God withhold faith from people who want to believe?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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