Confrontation - Ellen G. White

fallen man the key whereby he, in Christ’s name,
may overcome.
Many professed Christians look upon this
portion of the life of Christ as they would upon a
common warfare between two kings, and as having
no special bearing upon their own life and
character. Therefore, the manner of warfare and the
wonderful victory gained have but little interest for
them. Their perceptive powers are blunted by
Satan’s artifices, so that they cannot discern that he
who afflicted Christ in the wilderness, determined
to rob Him of His integrity as the Son of the
Infinite, is to be their adversary to the end of time.
Although he failed to overcome Christ, his power
is not weakened over man. All are personally
exposed to the temptations that Christ overcame,
but strength is provided for them in the allpowerful
name of the great Conqueror. And all
must, for themselves, individually overcome. Many
fall under the very same temptations wherewith
Satan assailed Christ.
Although Christ gained a priceless victory in
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