The Good Friar Said

The good friar in his sermon on sunday said these things,
And it was true, yet borrowed them
From Dostoevsky's Grand Inquisitor:

Had Jesus been tempted to turn the stone into bread
He'd simply be a man who feeds the people.

Had Jesus been tempted to throw himself off the ledge
Jesus would simply be a street magician.

Had Jesus taken the world from Satan
He'd simply be a dictator.

Thus, we must know these three core facts:

Christ is not a means to get rich or be fed;
Christ is not a means to perform gross illusions;
Christ is not a means to usurp power.