Topic: Temptation

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Is it possible for a Holy Ghost filled person to be driven by the—driven by the—to do minor things…influenced to do minor—minor things that he doesn’t want to do?

Answer

Oh, yes! Yes, sir! Yeah, a Holy Ghost filled person…You’re right in the place then to be—to be drove by these things. You just put yourself up a target. When you’re down there serving the devil, he just lets you slouch around anyway you want to. But you once take a stand for Christ, you’ve got on th...

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Where was Jesus from His…where was Jesus at from His baptism until the three years of His ministry?

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All right. Jesus, when He was baptized, went straightway out of the water, and the Spirit led Him into the wilderness for forty days and nights to be tempted of the devil. And He was tempted forty days and nights. And He fasted. He come out. The devil tempted Him when He come out after His fast. And...

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Is being tempted the same thing as sinning?

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Paul said in Hebrews the 12th chapter, “Seeing that we’re compassed about with such a great cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every sin, every weight, and the sin that does so easily beset us.” Now, he said, “Well now, Daniel had Angel, and so forth.” But said, “The New Testament does not support...

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How did Jesus answer Satan during the three temptations?

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Jesus said—never said, “Now, I have power to overcome you,” He said, “It’s written, man shall not live by bread alone,” the Father’s Words, see, “But by every Word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.” Satan took Him up on the pinnacle and said, “If Thou be the Son of God…” Jesus said, “It is wr...

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When Satan tempted Him, did Jesus use the power and gifts He had?

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He’s one that doesn’t even have a prayer line. He just stands there with the Scriptures and explains It in such a way, till the people just have to see it. That’s all. And listen. That is the initial way of Divine healing. You know that? The Word of God will defeat Satan anywhere, any time, on any c...

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Did Jesus use His own power to defeat Satan in the temptation?

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I want you to notice how simple this is. When Jesus co—was here on earth, He was Emmanuel. God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. God was manifested in the flesh in Jesus Christ, and He was the Emmanuel. And when He walked along here on earth, He had powers. What the Father was, He’d ma...

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Does the devil come against a person right after they are baptized with the Holy Ghost?

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Now, look. Then I seen John, when he came out there and begin to preach, my, just with repentance, as hard as he could preach. Laying at the axe to the root of the tree, and every tree that bringeth forth not good fruit, is hewn down and cast into the sea. And then notice, or into the fire, rather....

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Why did Jesus meet Satan's temptations with 'It is written' rather than the gifts God gave Him?

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As I was speaking this afternoon of the Deity of Jesus Christ, the Father in Him, all God was—give His gifts into His Son that it might be manifested in the earth. When He met Satan, He never used one of them. He brought it down to show that the weakest of Christians… Satan comes in and says, “If…”...

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Does it matter how close you get to sin, as long as you don't actually sin?

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You remember…How many remembers old toboggan slides? See? You kept sliding around—laid the toboggan down and slide around and see how close you could come. All at once, gone. It ain’t how close you can walk to sin without sinning; it’s how far you can stay away from it. The old Scotchman said, one t...

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What three things does Satan work on when God blesses a minister?

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An old minister has been hanging around here on the street; I met him the other day up here on the street, jumping just as high as he could singing, “Old Time Religion.” Name’s John Ryan. Got long hair and beard; he’s been around here for a few days. He—he was—rode an old bicycle down there. And he...

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What three things will ruin a minister?

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If you go to fool…If a minister, three things, if he goes to fooling with, he’s ruined. That is: first thing was money, then women, and then popularity. When he goes to thinking he’s someone, right then he’s on his road out. That’s right. For we’re all flesh, just like grass; there’s no good in none...

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What are the three things that hinder a minister?

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Now, this is not to be—to be humble, or it’s not to show off, but from the bottom of my heart, I wished I had a place where I could work while in these meetings (That’s right.) so I wouldn’t have to even take up an offering or something. That’s the truth. I just dread the thoughts of taking up an of...

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Did Jesus use His own power to answer Satan when He was tempted?

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Now, He had all those fine gifts at His command, but when Satan found Him, He didn’t use those gifts. When Satan said, “If thou be the Son of God, change these stones to bread. Turn them into bread and eat, for you’re hungry.” He said, “It is written!” And he taken Him up on the pinnacle of the temp...

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What three things does Brother Branham say can get hold of a minister?

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Here’s three things that I’ve noticed in reading of other ministers. If this ever gets a hold of a minister, it’s got him. And there’s a weak spot: money, women, popularity. That’s right. Dodge the very appearance of it. That’s right. For money, I care not for it. I’ve got a little old fat wife here...

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Why did Jesus answer Satan with 'It is written' instead of using His own power?

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Jesus had all the fine qualities of God in Him. Do you believe it? He had powers upon powers, but when He met Satan, He never used His power, He give an example for the weakest of Christians. When He met Satan, He said, “It is written, man shall not live by bread alone, but by every Word that procee...

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What did Jesus use to defeat Satan when He was tempted?

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When Jesus…We all believe He was the Son of God. Is that right? We accept Him as the Son of God. And He was more than a man; God was in Jesus. God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself. He was a God-man, God working through Him. Now, but when He met Satan, or Satan met Him, He did not use a...