Temptations...

[17th Angel]

How do you combat them?

[dailogue is the best]

by not getting near them, or where they are

[lunamoth]

Originally Posted by Alex P

How do you combat them?

Combat them?

[Tao_Equus]

Originally Posted by Alex P

How do you combat them?

By stuffing your face full of them till the point where they make you sick of course!

[seattlegal]

Originally Posted by Alex P

How do you combat them?

Face them squarely and examine the heck out of them, under a microscope, if necessary.

[Netti-Netti]

Originally Posted by Alex P

How do you combat them?

If the idea is to reduce their energy, I'd say make friends with them.

[wil]

What you resist persists...

[InFlux]

(Luke 22:40) and having come to the place, he said to them, "PRAY you not to enter into temptation."

(Matthew 6:13) (praying) and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

[Dream]

Except what and who we are without condemning and allow the spirit to grow spiritual fruit from within. Be seduced.

• Zechariah 8:2 Thus says the LORD of hosts: I am jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I am jealous for her with great wrath.
• James 4:5-6 Or do you suppose it is in vain that the scripture says, He yearns jealously over the spirit which he has made to dwell in us? But he gives more grace; therefore it says, God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.
• Song of Songs 2:4-5 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. Sustain me with raisins, refresh me with apples; for I am sick with love.
• Song of Songs 6:10-13 Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the fields, and lodge in the villages; let us go out early to the vineyards, and see whether the vines have budded, whether the grape blossoms have opened and the pomegranates are in bloom. There I will give you my love. The mandrakes give forth fragrance, and over our doors are all choice fruits, new as well as old, which I have laid up for you, O my beloved.

[dailogue is the best]

Take this as a rule, Alex P: The soul doesnt accept void. If you dont get your soul busy with piety, it will get you busy with bad things.

[17th Angel]

I broke my temptations today Yeah that was once, but hey I was in a situation where I could of been I guess "defeated" again, and I was able to take control of it, perhaps I am beginning to grow/mature spiritually.....

I can see this will never be easy though lol. And I think it is personally a good way to look at it... It ain't ever gonna be easy.

[Eclectic Mystic]

Christians are very good at advocating sin by describing it as "tempting." This implies that there is some kind of value in sinning.

How about this: sin has no value.

[GlorytoGod]

James 4:7 (New International Version)

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

[Faithfulservant]

Alex

I had the same questions... I think all new believers do really..

I like how my pastor explained it. Temptation is like developing a callous the more you resist the easier it gets.. but if you give in it wears away a couple layers and you have to work that callous back up. So it does get easier the more you resist it...

Another thing that helps me is this equation Temptation + Action = Sin

Its not a sin to be tempted as Jesus was tempted in all ways which makes me feel better knowing He knows what I am going through.. so as long as we are tempted and dont act on it we are ok

Im just comforted knowing that we are saved by His grace through our faith in Him... not what we do or do not do here on this earth.



FS

[Tao_Equus]

Originally Posted by Eclectic Mystic

Christians are very good at advocating sin by describing it as "tempting." This implies that there is some kind of value in sinning.

How about this: sin has no value.

Ohhh I dont know....there are a few 'sins' I value pretty highly