Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

Jesus takes temptation personally. It hurts Him, for sin hurts His creation. Sin destroys what He has created. Which is why Jesus takes temptation personally -- in His person, in the flesh, for you. He came in the flesh to be personally tempted, and to win. He came to live the perfect life that we cannot live. Jesus came to take temptation personally. Which is important, because I think we tent to regard temptation as just a feeling, an urge, an inclination to do something.