The Way We Were Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: The Way We Were ------------- Date: 11/26/1998 Keywords: "redeemed" "righteous" "slave" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Ephesians 2:3-5* 3. All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath. 4. But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, 5. made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions — it is by grace you have been saved. Questions 1. According to this passage, what truths describe our past, and what truths describe our present?   2. How should these truths affect the way we view temptation?   Practical Help If you struggle with pornography, the apostle Paul offers a word of encouragement. Your desires for porn — and even the thoughts that prompt the desires — have been dealt a death blow by Christ. If that message doesn't seem to help, battle temptation with these twin truths: 1. You are no longer the way you were — a slave to your wrong desires and thoughts. 2. You are now redeemed — wholly righteous through the work of Jesus Christ. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1998 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved.