"Then
the devil took Him up into the holy city, set Him on the pinnacle of the
temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself
down. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over
you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you
up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” Jesus said to
him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt
the Lord your God.'" - John 4:5-7
I was watching a
television documentary on the National Geographic channel. It was about
the universe and the earth. There were 8 astronauts with Will Smith as the
narrator. A lot of credibility. I respect them all for their
accomplishments. But as I listened to the "scripted" narratives I
noticed that they were presenting ideas as facts. Ideas based on the assumption
that the universe started without God and man, against all odds, was the
product of the right thing happening at the right time and God was no where to
be found. God was not mentioned or credited in any of the episodes. It
was easy to get caught up in the magnificent videos and the convincing
descriptions of their experiences.
There is a principle in
logic called the fallacy of a false assumption. "This fallacy assumes
that whatever it takes to make a premise true is already there, even if it is
really absent or unknown." In other words, there is no proof of what
someone is saying - it is an assumption presumed to be fact by consensus.
The presentation was replete with the assumption that something was proven to
be true when in fact, it was merely an unproven theory. However it was
presented as a proven fact and not an unproven theory. And why are these
theories promoted as facts? Because the world does not want there to be a
God - a righteous judge - a source of all truth. Mankind wants to
believe the lie that there is no God. The credit goes to science, chemistry,
and the roll of the dice. Needless to say, Martie and I were sorely
disappointed in National Geographic, entertaining but deceptive.
So back to Satan. When
Satan was testing Jesus in the wilderness, he was testing the "man",
his flesh, and not "God". He was challenging Jesus to prove
that He was indeed the Son of God. Satan even used scripture out of context to
test Jesus. But Jesus, who is the Word, the Way, the Truth, and the Life, put
things in context. "Don't tempt God - the Father" It would have been
a prideful act - perhaps even the first step to doubt. Remember the
question Satan asked Adam and Eve, "Did God really say ..... ?"
Well, as a matter of fact, He did.
Be careful that you don't
just take what the world says is truth as truth - but when pressed cannot prove
it. The world doesn't start in the beginning - it can't. It starts with
today and works backwards to the beginning, coming up with
"reasonable" explanations of how things might have happened with no
proof that they actually happened that way.
" .. who
exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the
creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever" -
Romans 1:25
Be careful what you
believe, Christian.
Think about it – Pray
about it – Believe it – Walk in it. Let your light shine and give God the
glory.
By Faith Alone By His
Grace Alone And For His Glory Alone
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