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Were you tempted today?
By: Janet Adams
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"Where you tempted to cheat today at school?" Where you tempted to stick something into your pocket at the store today?" Where you tempted to lie to your parents?" Daily or even hourly we are tempted to sin. Satan is everywhere with temptations to sin. We are human and this is something that will be constant throughout our lives until we leave this world and go to heaven. Paul describes the Christian as having two natures, the old and the new, which constantly compete for power. Remember the old cartoon with the guy standing there with a little devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, both are whispering things into his ears. He has to decide who to listen to. We Christians have to understand and learn to confront this "magnetic pull" of our own sinful nature and Satan's wiles.
God never promises to remove temptation from us, for even Christ was subject to it. But there is a sense of achievement and assurance that results for the victory over temptation. We need to keep strong in Christ in our daily lives so that the temptation doesn't turn us to sin. Temptation alone is not sin but can lead us to sin.
"But remember this - the wrong desires that come into your life aren't anything new and different. Many others have faced exactly the same problems before you" (1 Cor. 10:13). Temptation is of the devil (Matt 4:1-11 temptation of Jesus.)
The sin is when we give in to temptation. None of us should deliberately place ourselves in a position to be tempted. Satan will attack us where we are the most vulnerable.
enjoy.....
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By: Janet Adams
TDDMJanet@aol.com
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"Where you tempted to cheat today at school?" Where you tempted to stick something into your pocket at the store today?" Where you tempted to lie to your parents?" Daily or even hourly we are tempted to sin. Satan is everywhere with temptations to sin. We are human and this is something that will be constant throughout our lives until we leave this world and go to heaven. Paul describes the Christian as having two natures, the old and the new, which constantly compete for power. Remember the old cartoon with the guy standing there with a little devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other, both are whispering things into his ears. He has to decide who to listen to. We Christians have to understand and learn to confront this "magnetic pull" of our own sinful nature and Satan's wiles.
God never promises to remove temptation from us, for even Christ was subject to it. But there is a sense of achievement and assurance that results for the victory over temptation. We need to keep strong in Christ in our daily lives so that the temptation doesn't turn us to sin. Temptation alone is not sin but can lead us to sin.
"But remember this - the wrong desires that come into your life aren't anything new and different. Many others have faced exactly the same problems before you" (1 Cor. 10:13). Temptation is of the devil (Matt 4:1-11 temptation of Jesus.)
The sin is when we give in to temptation. None of us should deliberately place ourselves in a position to be tempted. Satan will attack us where we are the most vulnerable.
enjoy.....
fyi i get these of off www.tddm.org