
So I believe the three temptations of Jesus refer to three types of hedonistic pleasure that people indulge in
The first pleasure is experiential pleasure - the pleasure of food of vacations or roller coasters of drunkenness of drugs
The second pleasure is relational pleasure - the pleasure of being praised on instagram of having people admire your appearance of winning prizes for your gifts and talents
The third pleasure is material pleasure - the pleasure of toys and beautiful objects and attractive art work
These pleasures must be minimized to allow Godly pleasures to enter your life
Godly pleasures involve moral pleasure - the pleasure of seeing justice done - the pleasure of seeing people help somebody else - the pleasure of seeing people say thank you for a good deed
Godly pleasures involve spiritual pleasures - the pleasure of helping somebody who is lonely - the pleasure of building a home for somebody who is homeless - the pleasure of knowing you built somebody's confidence or helped a sick person recover from illness
Godly pleasure involves social pleasure - the pleasure of petting a doting dog - the pleasure of seeing a child's ignorance and over simplification of a social situation - the pleasure of seeing your parents smile when you pay for their birthday gift
Our Mental and Emotional and Spiritual Health is maximized when we sacrifice hedonistic pleasures and replace them with Eudemonic godly pleasures instead
This is how I understand the three temptations of Jesus
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