• II Timothy 3:16-17
  • Source of temptation
    • Satan’s role:
      • I Peter 5:8 – He is our adversary.
      • Mark 4:15 – He takes away the Word sown in our hearts.
      • II Corinthians 11:14 – deceitful
      • Ephesians 6:11-12 – We face a spiritual enemy.
    • The individual’s role:
      • Matthew 15:19 – proceeds out of the heart
      • Genesis 6:5,11 – evil thoughts
      • Joshua 24:15
    • James 1:14-15
    • How sin develops…
      • The first stage is temptation
        • Desire
        • Enticement
      • The next stage is sin
        • Temptation leads to sin only when you yield and act on it.
      • The final stage is the consequence of unforgiven sin – death.
        • Romans 6:23
      • Where does sinful desire originate?
        • Enter the thought.
        • Dwell upon the thought.
        • Desire
        • Opportunity/enticement
        • Sin
        • Death
      • Example of Eve
        • Genesis 3:1-6
        • Enter the thought: “You will not surely die.”
        • Considered the thought: She went to see the tree.
        • Desire develops
        • Enticement
        • Sin: she took of the fruit of the tree
        • Death: separation from God
      • Example of Achan
        • Joshua 7:19-21
        • Enter the idea: he saw the spoils
        • Consider the idea: he does an inventory of the spoils
        • Desire: he covets the spoils
        • Enticement: he has the opportunity to take them
        • Sin: he takes the spoils
        • Death
      • Example of David
        • II Samuel 11:1-4
        • Enter the idea: he saw the woman
        • Considered the idea: he asked about the woman
        • Desire: to commit adultery
        • Enticement: opportunity as the king
        • Sin: committed adultery and later murder
        • He suffered consequences of his sin
      • How do we avoid this?
        • Change our desires
          • Proverbs 4:23
          • Colossians 3:1-2
          • Philippians 4:8
          • II Corinthians 5:17
          • Romans 12:1-2
        • Limit our opportunities
          • Psalm 101:3-4 – avoid wickedness
          • Psalm 1:1 – avoid wicked people
          • I Corinthians 15:33
        • God’s promise
          • I Corinthians 10:13
          • II Peter 2:9
          • James 1:12