FALLEN…INTO TEMPTATION 3:1-6
Serious failures rarely happen in an instant.
If we can learn to recognize the progression of temptation, then we can stop it in its tracks.
Set the Scene A “very good” creation Ruled by blessed image-bearers With one prohibition Which was a gracious opportunity
Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world...
Progression of Temptation ① Attacks the Heart inspires an ungrateful attitude exaggerates the prohibition
Progression of Temptation ① Attacks the Heart v2: she minimizes God’s provision v3: she exaggerates God’s prohibition
Progression of Temptation ① Attacks the Heart ② Deceives the Mind
John 8:44 “[the devil] does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
Progression of Temptation ① Attacks the Heart ② Deceives the Mind You can’t trust God’s Word You can’t trust God’s goodness
Progression of Temptation ① Attacks the Heart ② Deceives the Mind ③ Captures the Will
1 Timothy 2:14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.
Progression of Temptation ① Attacks the Heart ② Deceives the Mind ③ Captures the Will
James 1:14-15 But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Then when lust has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and when sin is accomplished, it brings forth death.
① Fleeing temptation ② Practicing gratitude ③ Reading & memorizing the Word Avoid Sin By…
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