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I'd like to chat with you this week and
next week on a subject that I think is
very important to you it's the subject
of Temptation and how to win the victory
we're going to begin today in First
Corinthians chapter 10 focusing our
attention on a very familiar verse verse 13.
13.
this is what the Apostle Paul writes
there hath no temptation taken you but
such as is common to man but God is
faithful who will not permit you to be
tempted above the ye are able but will
with the Temptation also make the way to
escape that ye may be able to bear it
First Corinthians 10 13 gives us four
important instructions about temptation
I realize when I talk about Temptation
I'm talking about something that is common
common
in your life in my life in the life of
every believer
temptation is something that the Bible
discusses many many times we find that
many of the people of God went through
times of Temptation
now what are these instructions that
Paul gives to us from First Corinthians
chapter 10 verse 13. instruction number
one he says expect to be tempted
there hath no temptation taken you but
such as is common to man temptation is a
part of the common experience of mankind
in the earlier part of this chapter
First Corinthians 10
the Apostle Paul describes the
experience of Israel in the wilderness
he tells how they faced various trials
and testings and how they responded in
the wrong way
temptation is something that happens to
you it happens to me it is not a sin to
be tempted
after all our Lord Jesus Christ was
tempted and he was sinless holy harmless undefiled
undefiled
temptation is an opportunity to
accomplish a good thing in a bad way
there's nothing wrong with passing and
examination that's a good thing but if
you cheat to pass the examination that's
a bad thing and the temptation to cheat
is the opportunity to accomplish a good
thing in a wrong way
it is not wrong for a person to be
hungry it's not wrong for a person to
eat but if a person steals the food in
order to eat then of course he has
yielded to temptation
temptation is not a sin Joseph was
tempted and yet Joseph was a man of God
David was tempted unfortunately on at
least two occasions we know of David
succumbed to the Temptation Peter was
tempted our lord Jesus was tempted Paul
talks about the Temptations of life
expect to be tempted now of course this
raises The Logical question well why
must I go through temptation
our Lord taught us in what we call the
Lord's Prayer
to request God lead us not into
temptation now that doesn't mean that
God leads people into trouble that God
solicits people to do evil James tells
us that God doesn't tempt anyone and and
God cannot be tempted that phrase lead
us not into temptation carries with it
the idea of
walking carefully oh Lord help me today
not to tempt myself help me not to walk
into the enemy camp
the Lord Jesus warned Peter
he said now Satan has asked to have all
of you disciples that he may sift you
like wheat but Peter I'm praying for you
that your faith will not fail he warned
Peter in fact he told Peter to get away
he said let these go their way
but Peter walked right into temptation
didn't he he walked with the wrong crowd
and he stood by the fire then he sat by
the fire and before long he had well he
had denied his Lord three times expect
to be tempted don't go around tempting yourself
yourself
don't get yourself into situations where
you are forced into temptation but
expect to be tempted now let's answer
the question why
Satan tempts us that he may bring out
the worst in US
now you know your own heart and and I
know my heart and there's still plenty
of sin there
when the Lord saved us he gave us a new
nature within but he did not change that
old nature and there's still a lot of
potential for evil in your heart and
mind and Satan wants to bring that out
so Satan tempts us that he might bring
out the worst in us and lead us to defeat
defeat
now the Lord tests us he permits us to
go through Temptation that he might test
us to bring out the best in us God is so
concerned to build character in our
lives and there can be no character
without trial and testing and temptation
so expect to be tempted don't be
surprised when it comes instruction
number two
take Temptation seriously
don't joke about Temptation don't laugh
about it temptation is a deadly serious
experience you see it's possible for a
Christian to lose his reward
now we don't lose our salvation but we
can lose our reward it's possible for a
Christian to lose his ministry to be
disqualified in First Corinthians 9 27.
Paul talks about being disqualified
after having preached to others you'll
recall in the Old Testament example of
Israel they were delivered from Egypt
that's a picture of our Salvation they
were to go into Canaan and claim their
inheritance that's a picture of our
Victorious Life In Christ
but they succumbed to Temptation and
many of those people were slain in the
wilderness delivered from Egypt yes
entered into their inheritance to claim
all the blessing no and there are many
Christians unfortunately who have lost
the blessing and lost the Victory and
lost character and lost reward
because they played around with temptation
temptation
you see my friend Satan wants to make
you a defeated person he would destroy
you if he could
one of Satan's names is apollyon which
means the Destroyer
Satan is pictured as a lion who devours
he's pictured as a serpent who deceives
now if you turn the corner and came face
to face with a lion you'd take that
seriously if you were walking through
the garden and you came face to face
with a deadly serpent you would take
that seriously
expect to be tempted that's Paul's first
instruction and take Temptation
seriously that's his second instruction
you see there has to be a way to escape
now the fact that he talks about a way
to escape means we had better Escape
it's not safe to play around with
temptation it is not safe to stay in the
devil's territory we should keep
ourselves from these things
now the third instruction that he gives
to us is this don't trust yourself
in verse 12 of First Corinthians chapter
10 Paul issues a warning now he's
talking to you he's talking to me you
say oh but I've been saved for 10 15 20
30 years that makes no difference my
friend this warning comes to you it
comes to me
he says wherefore let him that thinketh
he standeth
take heed lest he fall
now that's an important warning don't
trust yourself you see oftentimes we are
tempted and tested not in our weakest
point but in our strongest point
now does that come as a surprise to you
you've been walking with the Lord for
many years perhaps you teach a Sunday
school class or you minister in some
other way
you might be a missionary or a a
Christian worker of some other kind of
ministry a pastor a deacon and you say
well brother weirsby I have been
ministering for the Lord Lo these many
years these things aren't going to
bother me don't be too sure
Noah was not a young college student
when he got drunk
David was not some young teenager when
he committed adultery
Peter had been walking with the Lord for
three years Peter had preached sermons
and performed Miracles he'd walk down
the water would you believe and yet
Peter fell in the time of Temptation you
see we are often tested not in our
weakest point but in our strongest Point
what was Abraham's strongest Point his
faith why he's known as the man of faith
and yet that's where he failed he came
into Canaan land and there was a famine
he said let's go down to Egypt he got
into trouble
God said I'm going to give you and Sarah
a son and Abraham waited and waited and
when he was 85 years old he'd been
waiting for 10 years they had no son
but his faith began to fail and he
married Hagar and you know the
consequences the son was born who
created problems for them what was
Peter's strongest Point his courage you
couldn't find a more courageous disciple
than Peter and yet Peter failed right in
that point
he said I'll never deny you I'll go to
prison and death with you oh but he didn't
didn't
now I don't know what your strongest
point is maybe like Moses your strongest
point is your meekness that's where
Moses failed he lost his temper smote
The Rock and as a consequence he could
not go in to Canaan land
we've seen now three instructions
concerning Temptation number one expect
to be tempted it's a part of life you'll
never grow apart from victory over temptation
temptation
instruction number two you take
Temptation seriously don't joke about it
don't play with it
number three don't trust yourself
in yourself you cannot win the battle
which leads us to the fourth instruction
you can trust God
is faithful and he always provides the
way to escape
that little word Escape has with it the
idea of a way out of a mountainous area
here's a pilgrim who is confined in a
dangerous mountainous area and the lions
are there and the serpents are there and
then he sees a way out that's what that
word means
you can trust God's faithfulness you see
when a Temptation comes you ought to say
to yourself number one God knows about
this nothing is hidden from him number
two God has permitted it now God is Not
tempting you but God permits it he knows
it can accomplish a wonderful purpose in
your life when you win the victory God
controls the time God controls the place
God controls the degree God knows how
much you can take that's what the verse
tells me he he does not permit you to be
tempted above that you're able in other
words when Temptation comes we look to
God and we say God you know all about
this you have permitted it you are
controlling it and somewhere there is a
way of Escape Now by faith look for that
way of Escape
sometimes it's fleeing Paul wrote to
Timothy and said flee youthful loss
that's what Joseph did
sometimes it's just getting out of there
sometimes it's in praying praying is
always right when we're tempted
sometimes it's in the use of the word of
God it is written as did the Lord Jesus
in the wilderness when he faced Satan
God knows about this temptation he has
permitted it he is in control he knows
how much I can take and he has provided
a way of Escape
now right now you may be tempted there
may be some marvelous offer being made
to you and your you're tempted to accept
it out of the will of God oh my friend
look for that way of Escape Lift Your
Heart by faith to God and say Lord you
know all about this you have permitted
it you are controlling it and somewhere
there is a way of Escape I'm trusting
you Lord and you know what he'll do
he'll do for you what he's always done
for his children who trust him
he'll open the way out and when you come
forth you'll be wearing a crown of victory
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God has erected four barriers to keep us
from sinning and to keep us on the right
Road of life
now these barriers are given to us in
the first chapter of the Book of James
James chapter 1 verses 12 through 25.
James 1 12 says blessed is the man that
endureth temptation
for when he is tried he shall receive
the Crown of Life which the Lord hath
promised to them that love him now in
the next verses he discusses these four
barriers that God has erected to keep us
from sinning in verses 13 through 16 the
first barrier is God's judgment
James says before you fall into
temptation look ahead and see the
consequences let no man say when he is
tempted I'm tempted of God for God
cannot be tempted with evil neither
tempteth he any man but every man is
tempted when he's drawn away of his own
lust and enticed then when lust has
conceived it bringeth forth sin and sin
when it is finished bringeth forth death
do not ER my beloved Brethren so here's
what the first barrier now the barrier
of God's judgment he says look ahead at
the consequences what is the consequence
of sin
death did you notice that sin when it is finished
finished
bringeth forth death in verse 15 he
Compares sin to a process of pregnancy
he says lust conceives and brings forth
sin and then sin when it is matured
brings forth death it may take years
but it'll happen
you see you and I look upon sin as an act
act
but God looks upon sin as a process
now you may forget your sins but your
sins won't forget you now I know God
forgives us he cleanses us he holds our
sins against us no more there is no
condemnation I know that God in his
grace cleanses me from sin
but God in his government has to permit
me to reap the consequences of my sin
David's sinned he lied about it he tried
to cover it up and then the prophet came
and told him the story about the little
you lamb and David's heart was stirred
and then David said I have sinned
and the prophet said the Lord has put
away your sin but nevertheless because
you have done this the sword is not
going to depart from your household and
it didn't
the baby died and two of David's loving
Sons boys that he loves so dearly I
don't think they love David too much but
he loved them they were killed his
daughter was violated oh my the
consequences of forgiven sin
you say but I'm a Christian brother
Where's b i I know Jesus Is My Savior
well Sin is Sin in fact it's worse when
it's committed by a Christian
perhaps you heard about the church
member who came to his Pastor the pastor
had been preaching about the sins of
God's people and the church member said
pastor why do you talk about Sin in the
lives of Christians sin in the life of a
Christian is different from sin in the
life of an unsaved person and the Pastor
said yes it's worse
did you notice the process here first
there's desire
desire when it has conceived now desires
can be good the desire for food is not a
wrong desire if you didn't have it you'd
die the desire for rest the desire for
love the desire for for water to drink
these things are normal desires
but when those desires become abnormal
we seek for some way to satisfy them
outside the will of God
then we're facing Temptation first
there's desire then there's deception
lust when it has conceived brings forth
sin you see in verse 14 James uses two
words that are of interest to you who
are Outdoors people
a man sins when he is drawn away of his
own lust and enticed the word drawn away
means a trap that is baited
enticed means a hook that is baited
here's a hunter who puts bait on the
trap to entice the animal you can't fish
with a with an empty hook and so you the
the fisherman puts bait on the hook to
entice the fish first there's desire the
normal desires of life then there's
deception Satan says oh I can satisfy
that desire here here is some bait then
there's disobedience
he is drawn away he's enticed and then
he sins he takes the devil's bait and
this leads to death he's caught he's
trapped he's hooked now he can confess
his sin and God will forgive
but there's going to be a sad
consequence to that sin I say it again
God in his grace forgives us God in his
government must permit sin to bring
forth its consequences we reap what we
sow Jacob reaped what he sowed Samson
reaped what he sowed and so will you and I
I
now God puts this barrier up before us
to warn us
sometimes late at night when I'm driving
down the street all of the red lights
are flashing red all down the Avenue you
can see red lights just flashing and
they do this at night to warn people
Slow Down slow down be careful well this
is one of God's red lights God says to
you today all right you're facing that
Temptation you're considering it you're
swimming around the bait looking at it
it's so alluring you're up to that trap
and oh there is that delicious looking
bait now God says if you disobey you're
going to be come part of a process
and there's going to be death it'll kill
your joy
it will kill your peace
it'll kill your power to serve God and
witness for him it will kill your
spiritual energy and enthusiasm it might
even kill your body yes there is a sin
unto death my friend
Samson sinned unto death
Saul sinned unto death
Paul wrote to the Corinthians and said
for this cause many are weak and sickly
among you and many sleep
in the Corinthian Church God had to send
the discipline of judgment death because
Christians were defying him and daring him
him
and so the first barrier God erects is
this judgment now it's negative I know
this we don't like this today people say
well you preachers ought to be positive
well I'm being negative that I might be positive
positive
my mother and father said no to me that
they might be able to say yes
and here we have a picture of the awful
consequence of sin and so my friend when
you are tempted look ahead look Beyond
The Bait look beyond the alluring offer
that Satan is presenting to you there is
a Godly fear that ought to motivate Our Lives
Lives
and as we look at these alluring
Temptations desire within us wants us to
accept the bait but God says look Beyond
it now the wages of sin is death that
was written to Roman Christians
the pleasures of sin for a season
the barrier of God's judgment
God says to you and God says to me I
have something better for you don't jump
over my barrier look ahead at the
consequences and realize you don't want
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