Villains in the Bible: The Devil | October 18, 2026

For this penultimate entry in the "Villains in the Bible" series, our villain for the week is...[drumroll, please]...Satan. The devil. The Father of Lies. The tempter. Evil incarnate. 

 In this week's Scripture reading from Matthew 4, Jesus is led into the wilderness where he is tempted by Satan. But unlike all the other characters we've met, Jesus does not yield to the temptation. He rejects the devil's offers of magic abilities, spectacle, and earthly power. He stands firm in his identity, the identity declared at his baptism. Obviously, you and I are not Jesus. But there's a lot we can learn from his parries of Satan's attacks and his embrace of God's word as his anchor.

This week's Scripture readings are Romans 5:12-19, Psalm 119:89-96, and Matthew 4:1-17. Learn more about Christ the King Lutheran Church in Port Washington and Living Hope Lutheran in Saukville, Wisconsin at https://www.livinghopesaukville.org/ or https://ctkport.org/.