VOLUME 3 MATTHEW TO ACTS CXXX Matthew 4:3—“If thou be the Son of God.” There is no sin in being tempted; for the perfect Jesus “was in all points tempted like as we are:” Heb. 4:15. Temptation does not necessitate sinning; for of Jesus, when tempted, we read,—“yet without sin.” Not even the worst forms of it involve sin: for Jesus endured without sin the subtlest of temptations, from the evil one himself. It may be needful for us to be tempted— For test. Sincerity, faith, love, patience, are thus
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