Was Isa Al-Masih "Touched" by Satan?

Being ‘touched by Satan’ and being tempted by Satan are two very different matters. The Bible and the Koran both teach that Isa Al-Masih (son of the virgin Mary) was without sin (Sura 19). Indeed Isa Al-Masih was tempted by Satan to commit sin but unlike other humans He never fell into sin. Seemingly to ‘be touched by sin’ means that sin finds some area to grasp a person. It indicates that there is a tendency toward sin. It means that there is a sinful nature. It also means that acts of sin are committed. Isa Al-Masih was ‘not touched’ by Satan. He was indeed holy and without sin. One Hadith quotes Muhammad as saying, “Satan touches with his finger the side of every human being at his birth; except Isa Al-Masih, son of Mary, when he went to touch him he touched the curtain instead (Bukhari).”

Satan did tempt Isa Al-Masih on various occasions, but Isa Al-Masih overcame every temptation. We read in Matthew chapter 4 how Isa Al-Masih overcame Satan when He was tempted by him in the wilderness. But He also overcame Satan when he was tempted to avoid the cross and when He rose out of the sealed Roman tomb (Matthew 27:63-66). Satan tried in many ways to foil God’s plan of redemption by tempting Isa Al-Masih but Satan always failed. Temptation is not sin. A proverb says, “We cannot stop the birds from flying over our head but we can stop them from building a nest in our hair.” According to the Bible Isa Al-Masih “had to be made like his brothers in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted (Hebrews 2:17-18).” Hebrews 7:26-28 gives further clarification about Isa Al-Masih being “holy, blameless, pure, set apart from sinners” so He could offer Himself as the perfect Savior.

If you have a question regarding this article, please contact us by clicking this link.

Add comment

We reserve the right to edit or delete, in part or in whole, comments that contain words or phrases that are offensive, disrespectful, or aggressive in nature as well as comments that do not relate to the topic article. Furthermore, we reserve the right to edit comments to correct grammar or sentence structure to improve its readability.
1. Please use clear and unabbreviated language.
2. Please relate questions and comments to the article.
3. Please do not post more than two questions.
4. Please be polite and unaggressive.
5. Please use only English or give the English translation of non-English words.
6. Please use only one box.
7. Please do not use forms of emphasis such as capital letters, etc…

Name (required)

E-mail (required, but will not display)

Website

Refresh

Send

Cancel

Comments  

 

# Jasmin 2012-10-29 22:38

`
Dear Friends: We highly value all comments on our website. Yet we do have some guidelines:

1. No one may enter more than one comment at a time. Thus you may not fill multiple comment boxes.

2. Your comment should be directly related to the theme of the lead article.

3. It is best if you only put forward one or two questions at a time.

4. Use good English. If the comment is not clear, we may edit it.

5. Don't use abbreviations.

6. Do not use capital letters to emphasize something.

7. Do not include any hyperlinks.

If you have extra questions, please email us at jasminidionline.info.

Quote

 

Refresh comments list

JComments