“And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
Jesus answered, it is said: do not put the Lord your God to the test — Deuteronomy 6:16 responds to the Psalm misapplication: testing the Lord is the sin of Massah (Exodus 17:2, 7) — demanding that God prove himself by performing on demand. Do not put the Lord your God to the test: the relationship between the Son and the Father is not one of demand and demonstration but of trust and obedience. The response to the scriptural temptation is a clearer scripture.
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