Shoulder to Shoulder Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Shoulder to Shoulder-------------------------- Date: 8/7/2001 Keyword: "enemy" "warfare" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: 1 Peter 5:8-9* 8. Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls about like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9. But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering rare being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world. Questions 1. Who is the Christian’s adversary? (v. 8)   2. As the Christian resists his adversary, what is that Christian to "know" (be assured of)? (v. 9)   Practical help Many Christians who succumb to the enemy’s wiles do so because they believe they are all alone. How many porn strugglers believe that they are all alone in their battle with smut? Know this for certain -- if you are daily battling the temptation to resist pornography, you are not alone. There is an entire team here at eXXit cheering you on to victory. There are dozens, maybe hundreds of men and women logging on to eXXit every day who are fighting the same temptation you are. Many of them are winning the war, and you can, too. Next time you are tempted, picture a couple hundred fellow-porn-fighters standing shoulder to shoulder with you. There is strength in numbers. You can have victory in the porn war just as countless men and women have experienced victory. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2001 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."