2025 03 16 Matthew 4:5-7 The Allure of “Confirmation'

Faith needs no tests.

I. Holy people and holy places…and holey faith.
Mark 8:11-12 II Peter 3:4
Matthew 27:42 Psalm 34:8
John 6:28-30

II. God’s word can be manipulated into suspicion.
Psalm 91:11-12 Exodus 17:1-3
Genesis 3:2 ← 2:16 I Cor. 7:16; II Cor. 6:14
Judges 6

III. Whole faithfulness contently rests on the whole word.
Psalm 91:1-2 Deuteronomy 6:16-17
II Corinthians 10:5-6 Exodus 17:7