1. Understanding and Overcoming Temptation
Bible Club
Understanding and Overcoming Temptation
Deeper Christian Life Ministry, Canada
Synonyms: Allurement, enticement, seduction, attraction, pull, attraction, fascination

2. Stages of Temptation James 1: 14, 15
1.Temptation comes to every man (v14)
2. If careless, you can be drawn away (v14); backsliding starts at this point (Proverbs 14:14)
3. Lusting-viewing/looking at an object of sin (v14)
4.You start getting enticed-weakening of the will (v14)
5.When lust has conceived-yielding stage (v15)
6. Sin (v15)
7. Death (v15
Stages of Temptation

3. Not to yield
Proverbs 1:10
General Rule

4. Categories of Temptations
When to resist
When to run
When to report

5. When Satan is directly involved (sometimes, it comes as evil-thoughts) – James 4:7
Judas (John13:27)
Peter (Matthew 16:23)
Jesus (Luke 4:8)
When to resist

6. When Satan is trying to use a particular individual to drag you into sin
Joseph (Genesis 39:4-12)
Paul (1Cor. 6:18; 7:1)
Job (Job 31:1)
When to run

7. When to report When someone is having a corrupting influence on others
Joseph (Genesis 37:2)
1Corinthian brethren (1Cor. 5:1)
When to report

8. Correct answer may be more than one
Interactive session
Correct answer may be more than one

9. Casualties of temptations
What do you think DINAH should have done?
Dinah (Genesis 34:1-3):
RESIST and RUN
RESIST and REPORT
RUN and REPORT
RESIST but no need to run
RESIST but no need to report
Casualties of temptations

10. Casualties of temptations
What do you think ABRAHAM should have done with the thought that came to him in Genesis 12:12-13:
RESIST and RUN
RESIST and REPORT
RUN and REPORT
RESIST but no need to run
RESIST but no need to report
Casualties of temptations

11. Casualties of temptations
What do you think SAMSON should have done?
Samson (Judges 16:6):
RESIST and RUN
RESIST and REPORT
RUN and REPORT
RESIST but no need to run
RESIST but no need to report
Casualties of temptations

12. Casualties of temptations
What do you think TAMAR should have done?
Tamar (2Samuel 13:1-10):
RESIST and RUN
RESIST and REPORT
RUN and REPORT
RESIST but no need to run
RESIST but no need to report
Casualties of temptations

13. Conquerors over Temptation
What action made the following characters to overcome their own temptations and how does their actions apply to the Christian youth today?
Daniel (Daniel 2:17)
Job (Job 31:1)
Joseph (Genesis 39:9,10)
Mary (Matthew 1:18)
Jesus (Luke 4:4,8,12)
Conquerors over Temptation

14. Questions