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2. Lessons Aimed At Helping Saints Define, Describe, & Defeat Sin

3. Lesson 3 – Temptation To Sin Overcoming Temptation Ì 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 Ì 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 Ì 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 Ì 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 Ì 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 Ì 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 Í 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 Í 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 Ù 1 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 Ê 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 Ê 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 Ë 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 Ë 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 Ë 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 Ë 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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