Question 15
Baptism and Temptation of JesusThe relevance of the Temptation to the Baptism of Jesus was that
- A.the devil used the Temptation to make Christ prove his divinity as revealed at the Baptism
- B.Jesus' hunger during the Temptation disproved the claim, at Baptism, that God was pleased with him
- C.both were physical experiences of Jesus at the very beginning of his public ministry
- D.the same spirit which fell on Jesus at Baptism also tempted him in the wilderness
- E.the spirit of God which fell in Jesus at Baptism left him for a while, thus allowing the devil to tempt him.
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (the devil used the Temptation to make Christ prove his divinity as revealed at the Baptism)
Explanation
At the Baptism God called Jesus His Son; the devil then tested this, saying "If you are the Son of God…" (Matthew 3:17; 4:3, 6).