Attaching to God: Neuroscience-informed Spiritual Formation · Geoff and Cyd Holsclaw

135 Tested with Jesus (3): "Worship Me" and the Attack on Love

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Satan wants Jesus to deactivate attachment through independence—the attack on love.

Host Jeff Holzclaw and co-host Sid continue their Lenten series exploring Jesus's temptations through an attachment theory lens. Rather than traditional sin-temptation framing, they argue Satan attacked Jesus's attachment to God the Father across three axes: faith (distress relief), hope (availability), and love (purpose/agency). This final episode examines the kingdom temptation—Satan offering Jesus easy access to global dominion without sacrificial suffering. They connect this ancient narrative to modern struggles: hustle culture, social media comparison, career pressure, and the tension between independence (self-sufficiency, personal brand-building) versus intimate relationship with God and community. The discussion frames success, agency, and worship as core identity questions rather than mere behavioral temptations.

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