Did Jesus exercise faith? Yes.
That is inexplicably controversial today. Among many other indications that Jesus exercised surpassing faith, the account of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness stands out.
Eat bread, Satan says. Man lives by the Word of God, not by bread alone, Jesus answers, quoting Deuteronomy 8:3. In the original setting of this quotation, Moses was exhorting Israel to trust Yahweh when they entered the land. Jesus refuses to eat because He does what Israel didn’t do – trust in the life-giving Word of His Father.
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