A
Primer on Temptation, Part 6
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Title:
A Primer on Temptation, Part
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Date: 6/6/2002
Keyword:
"temptation"
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strong in the face of sexual temptation.
Passage:
Genesis 2:25 through
3:1-7*
2:25. And the man and his
wife were both naked and were not ashamed.
3:1. Now the serpent was more
crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God
had made. And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God
said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the
garden'?"
3: 2. And the woman said to the
serpent, "From the fruit of the trees of the garden we
may eat;
3: 3. but from the fruit of the
tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has
said, 'You shall not eat from it or touch it, lest you
die.'"
3: 3: 4. And the serpent said to
the woman, "You surely shall not die!
5. "For God knows that in the
day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you
will be like God, knowing good and evil."
3: 6. When the woman saw that
the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight
to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make
one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she
gave also to her husband with her, and he
ate.
3: 7. Then the eyes of both of
them were opened, and they knew that they were naked;
and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves
loin coverings.
Questions
1. What was the result of
Adam’s and Eve’s eating of the forbidden
fruit (verse 3:7)?
2. How would you contrast the
relationship between Adam and Eve as seen in chapter
3, verse 7, and chapter 2, verse 25?
Practical
help
Hoping to find freedom and
delight through disobeying God, Adam and Eve instead
found:
The judgment of
God (they died spiritually in the eating of the
fruit and began to die physically)
Alienation from each
other (note Genesis 3:16-19)
Banishment from the garden
of Eden (see the rest of chapter 3)
Shame
The end result of sin is so
predictable. Our sin mocks God’s holiness and
invites His judgment and discipline. Our sin separates
intimate friends. And our sin brings a sense of
shame.
That suits the enemy of your
soul just fine! Satan hates you and has a terrible
plan for your life. So, don’t give him an ear
when he whispers about the beauty of pornography.
He’s lying.
Listen instead to the One who
loves you best. He calls you to stay away from porn
because it is bad for you! Next time you are tempted,
recall the image of Adam and Eve being escorted out of
the garden of Eden. The wages of sin is death (Romans
6:23). Always has been and always will be. And never
forget, either, that the free gift of God is eternal
life through Jesus Christ our Lord!
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*"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."
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