Proverbs 7:15-18 - Stages of Temptation
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Stages of Temptation
Stages of Temptation
Learn how to discern the stages of sin.
1. Rationalization: "They must find a way to reconcile the adultery with their self-image as still-being-good people."
1. Rationalization: "They must find a way to reconcile the adultery with their self-image as still-being-good people."
The lovers share a fellowship sacrifice mealExample: I deserve this for all my hard work
“I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.
(NKJV)
14 “I have peace offerings with me; Today I have paid my vows.
2. We believe an overpromise:
2. We believe an overpromise:
So I came out to meet you,
Diligently to seek your face,
And I have found you.
(NKJV)
15 So I came out to meet you, Diligently to seek your face, And I have found you.
"What is promised is a kind of cosmic fulfillment that no sexual encounter can ever deliver."In reality the net that's cast is wide and general
3. Titillation of the senses
3. Titillation of the senses
(NKJV)
I have spread my bed with tapestry,
Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
16 I have spread my bed with tapestry, Colored coverings of Egyptian linen. 17 I have perfumed my bed With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
aromas, sights, physical arousal"By now, applying the brakes and saying no is nearly impossible" Keller
Conclusion: Stop things before they get away from you.
Conclusion: Stop things before they get away from you.
Prayer: Help me discern the very first stages of temptation to lust, pride, or greed--so I can turn from sin before I lose control.
