Matthew 4:1-11 "Then was Jesus let up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil..."
It was a power play; a stand off. It was a show down, but wasn't. The tempter came and threw all he had, but Jesus refused to be lured. He changed the terms of engagement. Rather than coming to fight in the devil's arena, He brought the fight back to His own camp. Back to His own terms.
What man, when challenged, doesn't rise to the challenge and fight back with all he's got? What man answers that with mere words?
But there isn't a need for that, if you know where your true value lies. You don't need to engage if you already know who the victor will be. Sometimes there is such a thing as pointless fighting.
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