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Adventistische Schriften über: "Why did the Holy Spirit lead Jesus into the wilderness where he was tempted?"
Answer
The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the wilderness for the express purpose of enduring a threefold test of temptation on behalf of the fallen human race. This period of solitude allowed Christ to contemplate His mission and brace Himself through fasting and prayer for the difficult path ahead.
By overcoming Satan's temptations, particularly regarding appetite, Jesus served as our representative to prove His humanity and gain a victory that man could not achieve alone. This experience qualified the Redeemer to reach the depths of human woe and provided a perfect example of self-denial for all who seek to overcome sin.
The Purpose of the Wilderness Temptation
»The mission of Christ was soon to begin. But he must first withdraw from the busy scenes of life to a desolate wilderness for the express purpose of bearing the three-fold test of temptation in behalf of those he had come to redeem.«
Preparation and Contemplation
»He went into the wilderness to be alone, to contemplate His mission and work. By fasting and prayer He was to brace Himself for the bloodstained path He must travel.«
Qualification of the Redeemer
»The victory gained was designed, not only to set an example to those who have fallen under the power of appetite, but to qualify the Redeemer for his special work of reaching to the very depths of human woe. By experiencing in himself the strength of Satan's temptation, and of human sufferings and infirmities, he would know how to succor those who should put forth efforts to help themselves.«
Proving Humanity as our Representative
»It was the Spirit that led Him thence, and He went, not in His own behalf, but in our behalf, to overcome for us. There was no compulsion about it. He was led by the Spirit, His humanity to be proved, as one who had undertaken to stand at the head of the fallen race.«
Restoring what Adam Lost
»The great work of redemption could be carried out by the Redeemer only as He took the place of fallen man. Burdened with the sins of the world, He must pass over the path where Adam fell, and redeem his failure.«
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