Tag Archives: temptation

“See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”  Ephesians 5:15-16 (NKJV) We live in times that are constantly changing, and that brings new challenges and opportunities. We often feel overwhelmed by them.  Time is something that, while in some ...

It is not a sin to be tempted! This may sound simple and obvious, but sometimes we become paralyzed and even feel ashamed for simply experiencing temptation. Temptation is an enticement to sin, but it is not sin itself. It is when an “opportunity” to sin is presented in front us. ...

Males are attracted to females. That’s just how God created them. Our church brothers’ innate attraction to the opposite sex does not die, just because they are sitting in church. So ladies, the least we can do is dress with our church brothers in mind. We are all responsible for ...

Full of power, muscular beyond most, associated with the ability to gain wealth in Bible times, the ox was a symbol of service. It was the most valuable animal anyone could own, providing a way of survival for the family. If one killed the ox of another, it was to ...

There really is pleasure in sin—for a time. It lures us in, making promises it knows it will never keep. It thrives on rationalization and justification. It tells us we will be the one to get by with it.  Sin would not be an issue if it came to us ...