"You are thinking merely from a human point of view, and not from God's." Matthew 16:23

There are two points of view on earth, God's and the human's. Satan tempts us only to look from the human point of view. That's how he got to Eve with his deception. That's how Adam got caught up by his wife's offer. That's why Peter could deny his Lord three times. Even Jesus, the God-Man, was tempted by Satan to only look from the human point of view. "Next Satan took Him (Jesus) to the peak of a very high mountain and showed Him the nations of the world and all their glory. 'I'll give it all to you,' he said, 'if you will only kneel and worship me.'" (Matthew 4:8,9) But Jesus knew there was a greater kingdom, very unlike this perishing world--the Kingdom of God. Jesus responded from God's point of view, "Get out of here, Satan. The Scriptures say, 'Worship only the Lord God. Obey only Him.'" Though Jesus was tempted, like the rest of us humans, He chose to see things from God's point of view and so though, "tempted in all things, yet He knew no sin." (Hebrews 4:15) He didn't "miss the mark," He fulfilled the will of God and we received the blessing from Him, even salvation and forgiveness of our sins. Jesus told his disciples that they would need another "Helper" to help them see from God's point of view. So, He sent His Holy Spirit who would "guide them into all truth" and "tell them of the things to come." The disciples would need to be in prayer continually and obedient to their Guide and Teacher. It is by the prayer of faith one enters the school of Christ. Obedience helps the saint excel in learning and graduate with honors. Unless we see from God's point of view, we will be ensnared by Satan, captivated by the lusts of the flesh and enslaved to Sin; set up to suffer condemnation and the second death. Think about it.