The Prophet Isa (Jesus, peace be upon him)

Jesus Was Tempted by the Devil.

The ability to be led astray by the devil and to be lured into temptation is one of the major characteristics of a mere mortal. It is stated in Matt 4:1 that the devil tried to tempt Jesus to commit sin :

"Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. After fasting for forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, "If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

Jesus answered, It is written : ‘Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’"

Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. "If you are the Son of God,: he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written :

‘He will command His angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against stone.’"

Jesus answered him, "It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’"

Again the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendour. "All this I will give you," he said, "if you will bow down and worship me."

Jesus said to him, "Away from me, Satan! For it is written ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’"

"Then the devil left him and angels came and attended him."

(Matt 4:1-11)

There is no possibility of the devil tempting God, as he is a creation of God and exists and works by the sole will of God himself, therefore Jesus cannot be a part of God as Satan attempted to lead him to sin.

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