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The answer our Lord gave in response to the first part of His evidencetesting was to quote Scripture proving that the power of Bible doctrine isgreater than any miracle. In Mat 4:4 He said "It is written, man shall notlive by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth ofGod." Here He quotes a passage from Deu 8:3 of the Septuagint whichdescribes the lifestyle of the believer. He was saying that if God couldprovide food for My people, the people of Israel for forty years (Exo16:14-36), He can surely provide food for Me. The people of Israel coulddo nothing to satisfy their hunger just as the believer is helpless to meethis own needs especially under suffering for blessing. God promises togive you everything to sustain you in this world. The problem arises whenthe believer does not believe it and resorts to his own efforts therebysuccumbing to Satan's offer to prove the things of this world.So, the answer the humanity of our Lord gives Satan in verse 4 ofMatthew 4 is that the metabolization of the doctrine of logistical grace ismore important than the metabolization of the physical food provided bylogistical grace. Or, in other words, God's grace always emphasizes thesource more than the survival. In His victory over Satan in part 1 ofevidence testing our Lord emphasized doctrine over experience, doctrineover emotion, and doctrine over circumstances. Of course Satan hated thisanswer since he would much rather see God performing miracles ratherthan see believers utilizing the power of Bible doctrine, the highestfunction in the human race! Satan hates Bible doctrine/the word of Godand its teaching for two main reason:1) 2Corinthians 2:11, it exposes his devices and schemes.