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Three-minute Bible Study
Keywords:
"final victims" "ill-gotten
gain" "Proverbs 1"
Welcome
to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand
strong in the face of sexual temptation. Read the following
Bible passage, then answer the short questions. Consider
the practical suggestions at the end of the
study. Passage:
Proverbs
1:10-19* 11. If they say, "Come along with us; let's lie in
wait for someone's blood, let's waylay some harmless
soul; 12. let's swallow them alive, like the grave, and
whole, like those who go down to the pit; 13. we will get all sorts of valuable things and
fill our houses with plunder; 14. throw in your lot with us, and we will share a
common purse" - 15. my son, do not go along with them, do not set
foot on their paths; 16. for their feet rush into sin, they are swift to
shed blood. 17. How useless to spread a net in full view of all
the birds! 18. These men lie in wait for their own blood; they
waylay only themselves! 19. Such is the end of all who go after ill-gotten
gain; it takes away the lives of those who get it. Questions 2. According to verse 19, what is the ultimate
consequence for these people? 3. How does "ill-gotten gain" take away "the lives
of those who get it"? Practical
help With God's help, many people have resisted web porn
by anticipating the consequences. They're cheering you
on to do likewise. You can do it!
*Scriptures
are from The Holy Bible: New International Version ©
Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible
Society. All rights reserved.
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Study and Apply
Title: Robbery
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Date: 09/15/1998
10. My son, if sinners entice you, do not
give in to them.
1. Who are the final victims in the scenario
depicted in this passage?
Like the "ill-gotten gain" in the above
passage, web porn focuses on the present and blurs the
future. If you're tempted by web porn, fast-forward to
the future. Consider how viewing web porn will
inevitably result in damaged relationships and lives.
Copyright 1998 by eXXit