To: nickcarraway
Jesus rebuked Satan with Scripture not a symbol.
44 posted on
07/21/2003 3:05:11 PM PDT by
drstevej
To: drstevej
Jesus rebuked Satan with Scripture not a symbol.Jesus defeated Satan with a Cross (not a scripture) and then a Resurrection.
46 posted on
07/21/2003 3:08:42 PM PDT by
Polycarp
(Life's not like a box o choclates...it's like eatin jalapenos. What ya do now might burn ya tomorrow)
To: drstevej
He also defeated Satan by His Passion and Death on the Cross, for hope of salvation was gained through this selfless act.
47 posted on
07/21/2003 3:08:59 PM PDT by
Pyro7480
(+ Vive Jesus! (Live Jesus!) +)
To: drstevej
**Jesus rebuked Satan with Scripture not a symbol.*
Symbols, -- then why do we have the stone, the parapet of the temple -- in the temptations of Christ? They along with bread and the angels are symbols of other beliefs.
Satan tempted "Turn this stone into bread." "Throw yourself down from the parapet of the temple and let the angels rescue in midair" (My parphrasing)
The living bread and body of Christ would not succumb to these tests that Satan put forth -- in symbols-- and told him, "Begone, Satan!"
This makes sense in my uneducated mind, perhaps it doesn't in yours. But I think you can see the parallels.
109 posted on
07/21/2003 5:39:55 PM PDT by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
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