Monday, November 9, 2015
Youcat commented through CCC - Question n. 88 - Part I.
(Youcat
answer) Jesus was truly human, and as part of that he was truly susceptible to
temptation. In Jesus Christ we do not have the sort of redeemer “who is unable
to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been
tempted as we are, yet without sinning” (Heb 4:15).
A deepening through CCC
(CCC 538)
The Gospels speak of a time of solitude for Jesus in the desert immediately
after his baptism by John. Driven by the Spirit into the desert, Jesus remains
there for forty days without eating; he lives among wild beasts, and angels
minister to him (Cf. Mk 1:12-13). At the end of this time Satan tempts him
three times, seeking to compromise his filial attitude toward God. Jesus
rebuffs these attacks, which recapitulate the temptations of Adam in Paradise
and of Israel in the desert, and the devil leaves him "until an opportune
time" (Lk 4:13).
Reflecting and meditating
(CCC Comment)
(CCC 539)
The evangelists indicate the salvific meaning of this mysterious event: Jesus
is the new Adam who remained faithful just where the first Adam had given in to
temptation. Jesus fulfills Israel's vocation perfectly: in contrast to those
who had once provoked God during forty years in the desert, Christ reveals
himself as God's Servant, totally obedient to the divine will. In this, Jesus
is the devil's conqueror: he "binds the strong man" to take back his
plunder (Cf. Ps 95:10; Mk 3:27). Jesus' victory over the tempter in the desert
anticipates victory at the Passion, the supreme act of obedience of his filial
love for the Father.
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