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From: mrh@cybvax0.UUCP (Mike Huybensz)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: testing God, and evidence for faith
Message-ID: <439@cybvax0.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 3-Apr-85 16:01:31 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  3 16:01:31 1985
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In article <238@cvl.UUCP> david@cvl.UUCP (David Harwood) writes:
> 	As an aside, it is very interesting to consider exactly what were
> the three great temptations of Christ -- which should warn us of our own
> fallibility as Christians and others living in these dangerous and unjust
> times. First, Christ was challenged to make bread of the rocks; but he
> replied "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by the word of God."
> That is, Jesus rejected materialism, which ignores spiritual needs.
> Secondly, as was just mentioned, Christ rejected proving himself by testing
> whether God would save him from self-destruction. And, finally, Christ
> was challenged to accept political power over the world, in return for 
> dignifying what is evil; but he replied, "You shall honor and serve God
> alone." That is Jesus refused the political power of evil.

It's very interesting to consider that these are precisely the responses we
would expect a fraudulent miracleworker to use to explain why he won't
work a miracle right here and now to show you.  Of course he'll be happy
to tell you of the miracles he worked when you weren't there....
-- 

Mike Huybensz		...decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!cybvax0!mrh