Luke 4

Verses 1-13, “Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry. And the devil said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.” But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God.’ ” Then the devil, taking Him up on a high mountain, showed Him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. And the devil said to Him, “All this authority I will give You, and their glory; for this has been delivered to me, and I give it to whomever I wish. Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.” And Jesus answered and said to him, “Get behind Me, Satan!  For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ” Then he brought Him to Jerusalem, set Him on the pinnacle of the temple, and said to Him, “If You are the Son of God, throw Yourself down from here. For it is written: ‘He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you,’ and, ‘In their hands they shall bear you up, Lest you dash your foot against a stone.’ ” And Jesus answered and said to him, “It has been said, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ” Now when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from Him until an opportune time.”

Jesus was thoroughly tempted by Satan, but He did not succumb to any of these tests. His physical needs were tested, but also His pride... because He truly was God. Remember that He was led to the wilderness by the Spirit. So just because we are saved, doesn't mean we will never be tempted by Satan. The difference is, we no longer need to be controlled by our temptations, because we have God's Spirit in us to resist temptation. James 4:7-10, “Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” 

God will also give us a way out of every temptation if we want it...but it is choice. Likewise, we can also choose to stay in it, wrestling between spirit and flesh until our flesh takes over. 1 Corinthians 10:13, “No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.”  No one can claim that their trial is uniquely impossible to overcome. It is a lie they tell themselves to stay in their sin. We also cannot claim that God doesn't understand our human frailty.  Because He does understand what it is like to be in human form, we can come boldly to Him asking for help.  Hebrews 4:14-16, “Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”

Some people teach that Christians can be oppressed, but not posessed, by demons. I don't see any evidence of demonic oppression in the Bible. There is no Christian who is helpless against Satan, because God has given us the tools to quench all of his fiery darts, again if we choose to use them. Ephesians 6:12-16, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.”

Verses 14-15, “Then Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news of Him went out through all the surrounding region. And He taught in their synagogues, being glorified by all." Contrast this to the reaction He got in His hometown of Nazareth. Upon hearing His words, they wanted to kill Him. Verses 28-29, "So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath, and rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff.”  Not exactly a hometown advantage here. Those who actually share the truth of God's word, should expect a similar response. Those who compromise for peace in s relationship...not so much. John 15:18-20, “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. If you were of the world, the world would love its own. Yet because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you. Remember the word that I said to you, ‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. If they kept My word, they will keep yours also.”  If you are being received and applauded by man, you cannot be sharing the light of the truth, because truth divides. Jesus said in Matthew 10:34, “Do not think that I came to bring peace on earth. I did not come to bring peace but a sword.”