Jesus references the Jewish Scriptures in describing the Kingdom of God, a reality

that has already come, but is

not yet fully realized. It is also a very earthy kingdom — not an abstract state of
“heaven” but a state on earth
where God reigns and creation flourishes. Jesus thus does not excuse earthly
injustice by pointing to a “just
reward” in heaven; rather, Jesus sought to enact justice in his temporal space and
time.
2. The Temptations of Jesus in the Desert
A common interpretation of the story is that Jesus was able to resist these
temptations and thus we are to
emulate his rejection of sinning and worshipping Satan. Some would also interpret
how even Satan can quote
Scripture, and thus to be wary of how Scripture and Tradition are used and
understood in the moral life.
Jesus references the Jewish Scriptures in describing the Kingdom of God, a reality
that has already come, but is
not yet fully realized. It is also a very earthy kingdom — not an abstract state of
“heaven” but a state on earth
where God reigns and creation flourishes. Jesus thus does not excuse earthly
injustice by pointing to a “just
reward” in heaven; rather, Jesus sought to enact justice in his temporal space and
time.
2. The Temptations of Jesus in the Desert
A common interpretation of the story is that Jesus was able to resist these
temptations and thus we are to
emulate his rejection of sinning and worshipping Satan. Some would also interpret
how even Satan can quote
Scripture, and thus to be wary of how Scripture and Tradition are used and
understood in the moral life.
Jesus references the Jewish Scriptures in describing the Kingdom of God, a reality
that has already come, but is
not yet fully realized. It is also a very earthy kingdom — not an abstract state of
“heaven” but a state on earth
where God reigns and creation flourishes. Jesus thus does not excuse earthly
injustice by pointing to a “just
reward” in heaven; rather, Jesus sought to enact justice in his temporal space and
time.
2. The Temptations of Jesus in the Desert
A common interpretation of the story is that Jesus was able to resist these
temptations and thus we are to
emulate his rejection of sinning and worshipping Satan. Some would also interpret
how even Satan can quote
Scripture, and thus to be wary of how Scripture and Tradition are used and
understood in the moral life.