TEMPTATIONS

Our enemy the devil angry and it is treacherous, that is why we must trust God and stay awake and not dwell in spiritual hibernation (1 Peter 5.8-9).

Satan uses to abuse people, different tools, such as :

- militant atheism, i.e. rejection of the existence of God

- mixing with the world (spiritual Babylon), i.e. mixing the truth with false teachings

- the idea of so-called "the truth inside themselves" (as in Buddhism)

In "1 John 2.16" the temptations come in three types :

"The lust of the flesh", appetite, sex drive, etc.

"The lust of the eyes" is love for all sin

"The pride of life" is the desire of power, wisdom and vengeance to satisfy personal selfish desires

 

As long as we live in a world of temptation do not recede from us and will always be.

The temptation is not a sin. Through the temptation, we can be tested, and through him God reveals to us, what is in our hearts (we experience ourselves).

Sin comes only when we give in the temptations. The temptation, as has been said, are as follows :

1. Sinful thoughts and their investigation

2. The temptation of allowed by God to the test. The temptation of this kind will be accrue as we approach the end of the world (1 Peter 1.7).

 

That will help us not to fall into temptation?

1. Do not stand in a place where you can sin (do not go towards the suit of emotion).

2. Avoid contact with people who can lead you into temptation (but certainly there is an exception in the case of the Gospel and the good deeds).

3. Avoid looking at what excites sinful thoughts (e.g., books, programmes on television, etc.).

4. Do something creative to properly use free while.

5. Fill your mind with good, useful thoughts as protection against evil.

6. Do not sit and dream (do not build castles in the air, avoid fantasies, that lead to an idler).

7. Close all doors, through which the tempter finds to us access.

8. Follow the voice of principle and obligations rather than the voice of feelings.

9. Learn to say "NO" to the temptations and lusts.

10. Be attentive to aspects of conduct: keep up the culture of speech, come after careful consideration to the choice of occupation, etc.

Who WILL WIN THE TEMPTATION - WILL BE SAVED (James 1.12).

 

To do this, it is important to fully obey God (James 4)

Reaction to temptation should be the following :

1. The prayer

2. Own will (the specific decisions and actions)

More attention should be paid to the study of God's Word and always in temptation - to apply it (Psalm 119.11). When temptation we must remember that Jesus prays for us in the heavenly sanctuary.

Another tip : to abide by the principles of a healthy lifestyle (healthy nutrition, physical education, etc.). Strong tool of temptation is the perfume - spiritual singing (Ephesians 5.19).

 

Here's what we recommend to read texts in case of temptation :

The temptation to get angry - Proverbs 16.32

Smoking and other bad habits - 1 Corinthians 6.19-20

Sinful thoughts - Psalm 101.3

"All do it" - Exodus 23.2

Ill think about our fun - Matthew 5.44

The temptation to move away from Christ - Matthew 24.13

 

The bottom line: to defeat the temptation, it is necessary to refer to the sky as you can more study the word and keep it in your heart.