The Special Problem of Repeated Temptation A Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: The Special Problem of Repeated Temptation Keywords: "Potiphar's wife" "repeated temptation" "think" "thought” Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Genesis 39:10* And it came about as she spoke to Joseph day after day, that he did not listen to her to lie beside her, or be with her. Question How did Joseph resist Potiphar's wife's repeated invitations to sexual sin? He did not ______________ to her. He would not ______________ beside her. He refused to be ______________ her. Practical help Resisting a one-time temptation is difficult but do-able. Joseph stood strong against the initial temptation by thinking about the damaging effects of saying "yes" to Potiphar's wife. However, she continued making sexual overtures to him. This is the day-after-day-after-day-after-day-kind of temptation. Is something more required of us if we are to successfully say "no" time after time after time? Is daily, repeated temptation more difficult to resist than a one-time temptation? It seems that way. Look at the verse above. If we are going to resist the daily temptation of Internet porn or sexually explicit chat rooms on the Web, we need to follow Joseph's lead. Here is a no-brainer: Don't frequent Web sites that feature sexually explicit material! Don't go there! Don't see how close you can get to viewing pornography without making that final click. Instead, stay as far away from it as is possible. The goal of standing firm against Internet porn is entirely within our grasp. Falling becomes more and more "inevitable" the closer we get to it. Be a Joseph. Stay ten clicks away from sexually explicit Web sites. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1998, 2004 by eXXit *Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission. ----