The Temptation Triathalon: Love that is not fragile even when we are. (The LCOR, Foxboro Lent 1A
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- ericthelutheran
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- Mon 02 Mar 2020
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Yeah, I said it: Temptation is tempting.
What?
It is; otherwise it would be called “the thing that I saw but didn’t feel compelled to take even a second look”; and part of what makes the temptation of Jesus an event worth mentioning is that in order for it to be called “the temptation of Jesus”, temptation has to be something that’s tempting for him, too. Yes, the fact that the Divine and Human natures both exist within Jesus means that he has a capacity to resist temptation and fully trust in God’s providence that we don’t, but it’s important that Jesus was tempted because it allows us to know a crucial thing about the love God has for us: God finds it important to share our experience.
It’s a good thing for us that God’s love is strong; nothing fragile could stand in the face of our brokenness without collapsing.
