What do we need to

possess along with our

freedom in order to decide
and choose correctly?
When God created us with His image and
likeness, He bestowed on them intellect
and will.
 • present as a
• identify what is • discover how group the
needed in Jesus message of the
order to decide overcame story of the
and choose temptations, temptations to
correctly, Jesus.
 What is the
meaning of being
rational?
Rationality is the
ability to reason out
and decide freely.
-The person has the ability to grasp,
recognize, and appreciate truth and
goodness, and the ability to choose
among options to promote or
disregard truth and goodness.
 Intellect is the
highest faculty of the
human soul.
 It is the gift of the
intellect that
distinguishes us from
the rest of God’s
creation.
 Man’s rational soul and the spiritual
powers of the intellect and will make
him superior over other creatures
Man becomes conscious
and aware of what is
morally good and
consequently seeks for it.
In His public ministry, Jesus encouraged His followers
not to follow the law with a spirit of blind obedience.
Jesus would want his followers and disciples to use
their God-given skills to reason and appeal to the heart
of their fellowmen.
The Temptations of Jesus
(Luke 4:1-13)
 Jesus’ Social
Temptations Place Response issue
A. The First Temptation
• Jesus fasted 40 days without
food and was very hungry.

• Satan tempted Jesus in this

area of physical needs.
•Satan is limited by God in
power and in knowledge,
but has a world system in
which he can observe us
and tempt us in our area of
weakness.
B. The Second Temptation
• Satan’s second temptation
was to offer Christ what He
rightly deserved (Mt 4:9).
Satan was attacking the very
plan of God.
•God’s plan was to give these
kingdoms to Christ as His own
eternal inheritance.
• Satan’s plan was to have
Jesus take the kingdoms
without the cross.
• We too should follow God’s
plan for our lives just as Jesus
did.
• Following God’s plan is the
only way we can find true
happiness and purpose in our
Christian lives.
C. The Second Temptation
•Satan’s final temptation was to
weaken the relationship Christ had
with the Word of God.
• Satan tempted Jesus to prove
His deity by
jumping of the pinnacle of the
temple.
Jesus remained faithful to God
despite of the evil's temptation.
RECAP!
When Jesus refused to
turn the stone into
bread, what was the
message that Jesus
wanted to convey to
us?
 Jesus wanted us to
overcome the temptation
brought by worldly things.
When Jesus refused
to worship Satan,
what was the
message of Jesus to
us?
 Jesus wanted us to
overcome the temptation of
always choosing the
“shortcuts” that can lead us
to committing sin.
 When Jesus refused
to throw himself
down from the
temple, what was the
message of Jesus to
us?
 Jesus wanted us to
overcome the temptation of
manipulating others and
testing the power of God.
In order to make use of our rationality
and the power of our intellect
according to the purpose of the
Creator, use the following :
 1. Use rationality to verify and
validate facts
- It is the rationality of the
human being that enables
every human to know which
is real.
- The power of reason enables
every human being to ask
basic questions to be able to
clarify facts.
2. Use our rationality to analyze
the results of every action,
decision, and judgment

- Decisions may bring good or evil in us.

- Our rationality gives us room for
reflection and discernment so that
God’s will is done through us.
- Is cheating the solution
for us to pass the
examination?
- Is abortion the best way
to evade social disgrace?
- Is committing suicide the
only way to avoid
problems in life?
3. Use our rationality to find out our
actions are in accordance with what
God truly wants
- Make it our aim to maximize the
use of our ability to reason so that
we can establish strong, healthy,
and God-centered relationships
among families and communities.
3. Use our rationality to find out our
actions are in accordance with what
God truly wants

- Is it the will of God?

- Is it in accordance with what
God wants us to do/to be?