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III. CAUSES
A. Causes of Defeat
The heartwarming fairy tale of Snow White mirrors the Genesis story of Eve’s disastrous fall into temptation in the Garden of Eden.
Although she was ardently instructed to beware of the evil queen, Snow White was drawn by her own desire to taste the dazzling apple … so drawn by its appeal that she never recognized the evil from whence it came.
You know the rest … with the bite came a sleeping death that could be reversed only by her savior, the prince.
Although a picture of innocence, Snow White had not learned to recognize and deal with temptation.
It almost cost her life!
“Be self-controlled and alert.
Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.”
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Satan’s Avenues of Appeal
Satan, “prince of this world” and “god of this age,” is our formidable accuser and adversary.
As ruler of the kingdom of the air, he uses all his resources, including the ways of the world and the desires of our flesh to entice, allure and tempt us to follow him in sinful disobedience to God.
“You were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts.
Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath.”
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Eve’s Temptation
• Satan enticed Eve to disobey God and act independently of His will.
• Satan tempted Eve to act on her physical desires to … taste what is good.
• Satan tempted Eve through her natural desire to … have what is pleasing to the eye.
• Satan tempted Eve by appealing to her need for significance and her prideful desire to … “be like God.”
Jesus’ Temptation
• Satan enticed Jesus to act for Himself, independently of His Father.
• Satan tempted Jesus to meet His own physical needs … turn the stones into bread.
• Satan tempted Jesus by displaying something unusually desirable … “showed him all the kingdoms of the world.”
• Satan tempted Jesus by seeking to get Him to prove His own significance … “if you are the Son of God.”
Your Temptation
• Satan entices me to act independently of God and attempt to meet my own needs.
• Satan tempts me to follow my physical desires … “lust of the flesh (KJV).”
• Satan tempts me to go after what is visually desirable … “lust of the eyes (KJV).”
• Satan tempts me through my desire for personal significance … “pride of life (KJV).”
“Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings.”
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In response to each offer by Satan, Jesus quoted the Word of God.
He established the pattern we are to follow.
Victory comes when you learn to stand on truth and on the promises of God.
B. Root Cause
Once Satan gets his foot in the door to your heart, holy ground is lost because your emotions are allowed to control your thinking.
Wrong Belief:
“This is so tempting that right now I want it more than anything else.
Although I know it’s wrong, I feel that I need it.”
Right Belief:
Although I may feel miserable for a time, I know what God wants for my life is best.
I will become more like Christ by depending on His strength to resist temptation.
“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.”
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