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The Bible Doctrine

…. The Bible Doctrine. Of Sin. Lessons Aimed At Helping Saints Define, Describe, & Defeat Sin. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation Get our feet moving – flee!! Some situations just need to be fled 1 Cor 6:18

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The Bible Doctrine

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  2. The Bible Doctrine Of Sin Lessons Aimed At Helping Saints Define, Describe, & Defeat Sin

  3. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Get our feet moving – flee!! • Some situations just need to be fled 1 Cor 6:18 • Hanging around too long allows Satan to make the enticement appealing…we’ll eventually yield to the temptation

  4. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Get our feet moving – flee!! • Joseph first tried reasoning with Potiphar’s wife Gen 39:7-9 • Left with no other recourse, Joseph did the only sensible thing…run away from a spiritually bad situation Gen 39:10-12

  5. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Get our feet moving – flee!! • Joseph’s situation differs from Lot’s in a very distinctive way • Lot was in Sodom by choice…Joseph was not in Egypt by choice, but by means of Divine providence

  6. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Get our feet moving – flee!! • David didn’t plan to see a naked Bathsheba…it just happened • Once in that situation, he should have removed himself • Instead, he yielded 2 Sam 11:1-4

  7. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Get our feet moving – flee!! • The rest of David’s story reveals what has to be done to keep the sin one commits hidden 2 Sam 11:5-27a • David forgot what Joseph admitted 2 Sam 11:27b

  8. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Get our feet moving – flee!! • The right course of action is not just to flee 2 Tim 2:22a • It is also important we surround ourselves with the right kind of people who will help us 2 Tim 2:22b

  9. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Don’t forget the value of prayer • Jesus’ words on a very somber night should be helpful to us Mt 26:41 • Such a prayer indicates a recognition in needing Divine help when we’re tempted • Better yet, watchful prayer 1 Pet 5:7-8

  10. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Don’t forget the value of prayer • Prayer is an equally important part of the Christian’s armor in his fight against Satan’s fiery darts Eph 6:10-18 • Being armored is not enough…we must seek Divine assistance

  11. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Even though the primary responsibility is the disciple’s to avoid temptation & sin, God does give reassurance in a very familiar passage Ù1 Cor 10:13

  12. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Reassurances from 1 Cor 10:13 • Because God remains in control, He will not allow His children to be tempted beyond what they are able to bear • Implied is God’s constant watch & care over His children and all their needs

  13. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation • Reassurances from 1 Cor 10:13 • He is faithful to provide the way of escape from the temptation • If we sin, it is our fault for not taking the escape route away from danger

  14. Lesson 4 – The Effects Of Sin • Success is not only dependent upon doing more than one’s opponent…it can also come from stopping him (sports) • If we applied ourselves more to stopping Satan’s temptations, how much better off would be we be re: sin? 2 Cor 2:11

  15. Lesson 4 – The Effects Of Sin • The Scripture presents some things that sin can do to one caught up in it • Being more prepared will certainly aid saints in battling & overcoming sin

  16. Lesson 4 – The Effects Of Sin • Sin can deceive • Sin uses God’s commandments to get us at odds with God Rom 7:8 • A sad, tragic irony…the commandment was meant to bring life, not death • This requires deception Rom 7:11 Gen 3:1b, 4-5 Jn 8:44

  17. Lesson 4 – The Effects Of Sin • Sin can deceive • The end result = one who yields to this deception finds himself dead to God Rom 7:11 Jas 1:15b Gen 2:17 • We must not allow Satan to deceive us Jas 1:16

  18. Lesson 4 – The Effects Of Sin • Sin can vex (torment) • The focus = how much sin can damage us the longer we expose ourselves to it • Lot used carnal criteria when making an important decision Gen 13:8-11 • He focused more on how his choice would benefit his herds & flocks

  19. Lesson 4 – The Effects Of Sin • Sin can vex (torment) • The Bible calls him a righteous man 2 Pet 2:7-8 • Yet, there’s no indication he gave any consideration to the spiritual ramifications of his decision

  20. Lesson 4 – The Effects Of Sin • Sin can vex (torment) • He decided to move his family to a place where the people were “exceedingly wicked” Gen 13:13 • His choice exposed him to wickedness “day after day” 2 Pet 2:8 • Even righteous people can be “vexed”

  21. Lesson 4 – The Effects Of Sin • Sin can vex (torment) • Was this just being “in the world?” • Yes…sin is everywhere 1 Cor 5:9-10 • However, the emphasis on Lot’s choice and how it affected him personally • It also affected his family next point

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