The Giver of All Good Gifts

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Title: The Giver of All Good Gifts ------------- Date: 09/05/1998

Keywords: "deception" "James 1" "love"


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Introduction: The book of James continues to offer assistance in our struggle against temptation. James follows his warning against being deceived (James 1:16) with a comment about the nature of God.

Passage: James 1:17*

Every good thing bestowed and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation, or shifting shadow.

Questions

1. What comments about God do you find in verse 17 that you would want to remember when you are tempted to view a pornographic web site?

 

2. How would remembering that God is the One who gives "every good and perfect gift" impact your desire to view images that appeal to lust?

 

3. How would remembering that God is "the Father of lights" affect your urge to view pornographic images better suited for a dark place?

 

4. How would remembering that God is constant and stable ("no variation or shifting shadow") affect your thinking that "just this once" it won't hurt to click on to a pornographic web site?

 

Thought for the day

The Bible really is a tremendous resource in our struggle with temptation. Perhaps most importantly, the Bible tells us how we should think about God. Our concept of God is the most important thing about us. Remember that God is the Giver of all good gifts, the Father of lights and the constant One when you are tempted to view Internet porn.


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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."