Sermons on Temptation
Hebrews 13:1-6
In the exhortations in the book of Hebrews the author has highlighted the need to strive together for faith. In Hebrews 13:1-6 he gives practical instruction concerning how christians ought to love one another so as to edify one another and strengthen the body for perseverance.
Proverbs 2:16-22
In Proverbs 2:16-22, Solomon explains the second of two benefits of obtaining wisdom and gaining the knowledge of God: it will deliver you from faithless women who entice men to sin. Sexual sins pose a particular danger and many are ensnared by them. How can you stand against these? Solomon says that wisdom will deliver you from the faithless woman.
Proverbs 2:12-15, 20-22
In Proverbs 2:12-15, 20-22, Solomon explains the first of two benefits of obtaining wisdom and gaining the knowledge of God: it will deliver you from perverse men who love wickedness. Sinful men often boast about their sins and seek to draw others into their wickedness. Ultimately, this path leads to death, but wisdom delivers those who obtain her from these that they might find life.
Proverbs 1:8-19 (Part 2)
In Proverbs 1:8-19 Solomon begins his instructions to his son. In this world there are many temptations that we face and our children face. How are we to resist temptations? How are you to instruct your children so that they are able to resist them? Solomon here gives a warning to his son explaining the kinds of things he will face, explaining what a gang might say, how they will try to entice him, and why they should not be…
Proverbs 1:8-19 (Part 1)
In Proverbs 1:8-19 Solomon begins his instructions to his son. Throughout the book of Proverbs there is an emphasis on instruction within the family, particularly parents to children. As was the case in Solomon’s day, there is a great temptation to listen to a peer group rather than to parents. Godliness in the home entails careful instruction of children concerning temptations to sin and obedient children who heed their parents’ advice rather than their friends’.