Why Did Jesus Allow Himself to Be Tempted? | St. Thomas Aquinas Explains

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Why did Our Lord Jesus Christ — the Incarnate Son of God — allow Himself to be tempted by Satan? If Christ is God, why submit to the devil’s attacks? Drawing from the wisdom of St. Thomas Aquinas, this sermon explores the four profound reasons why it was fitting that Christ be tempted in the desert — and what this means for your spiritual battle today. In this powerful reflection, we learn: • Why Christ’s temptation strengthens us • Why even the holy are not spared temptation • How Jesus teaches us to conquer Satan • Why His temptation fills us with confidence in His mercy As St. Paul reminds us: “God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able…” (1 Cor 10:13) Christ’s victory in the desert marks the beginning of our redemption — undoing the fall of Adam through obedience, humility, fasting, and Sacred Scripture. This is essential meditation for: Lent Spiritual warfare Catholic men striving for holiness Those battling temptation Anyone seeking deeper trust in Christ’s mercy The servant is not greater than the Master. If Christ was tempted, we will be tempted. The question is not whether we are attacked — but whether we resist. 🙏 Join the faithful and download the Sensus Fidelium app today. 📱 Support Catholic media through iCatholic Mobile: https://icatholicmobile.com ⚔️ Support authentic Catholic masculinity: https://martyrswalkfund.org 00:00 – Support Catholic Media (iCatholic Mobile) 00:24 – Opening Prayer 00:30 – Why Did Christ Submit to Temptation? 01:02 – The Four Reasons According to St. Thomas Aquinas 01:11 – 1️⃣ To Strengthen Us Against Temptation 02:25 – Christ Reverses the Fall of Adam 03:11 – 2️⃣ To Warn the Holy That No One Is Exempt 04:00 – The Danger of Spiritual Complacency 04:52 – True Glory: Resisting Sin 05:17 – 3️⃣ To Teach Us How to Overcome Satan 05:44 – Fasting, Humility, and the Word of God 06:20 – 4️⃣ To Fill Us With Confidence in His Mercy 06:59 – Christ Understands Our Battle 07:23 – Final Encouragement from St. Paul 07:46 – Sensus Fidelium App 07:53 – Martyrs Walk Fund For more from this parish please visit https://www.institute-christ-king.org/wausau-sermons & please remember to say 3 Hail Marys for the priest 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Follow the Institute of Christ the King on... Facebook: facebook.com/ICKSP Twitter: twitter.com/ICKSP Instagram: instagram.com/ICKSP 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.us for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #Catholic #JesusChrist #StThomasAquinas #SpiritualWarfare #Lent #CatholicSermon #TraditionalCatholic #Temptation #ChristianMasculinity #SensusFidelium

Topics

• Temptation
• Jesus Christ