How did Jesus defeat Satan and his temptations?
__________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ a. Jesus defeated Satan and his temptations by using the Word of God. It is written. n There is power in the Word of God. (Eph. 6:17) explains that Gods Word is a sword that we should use in spiritual combat. Satan is constantly tempting us to follow his ways and not Gods ways. So when we are under attack, we must quote Scripture and obey it. b. Jesus defeated Satan and his temptations by focusing upon God. (1) Every time Jesus was tempted, He not only quoted Scripture, but He also focused upon God. Every Scripture that He quoted made reference to God (Mt. 4:4, 7, 10). n Too often when we are tempted to sin, we focus on the sin itself and its pleasures. And when we do this, we often fail because sin is pleasurable. Instead, we need to have God at the forefront of our minds and focus on Him and not the sin. c. Jesus defeated Satan and his
