In Genesis 22:1-18, Abraham is tested by God. In Mark 1:9-15, Jesus is tempted by Satan. Note the difference between the “testing” in Genesis and the “tempting” of Jesus in Mark’s Gospel. God “tests” Abraham, but Satan “tempts” Jesus; as St. James notes, God doesn’t tempt us (James 1:12-18). So, God tells Abraham to take his only-begotten son Isaac and …
Monthly Archives: February 2015
Recently, during Bible study one Sunday morning the topic of perfection came up. We had been going through Matthew’s Gospel and found ourselves at Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, particularly these verses: “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly, I …