Resisting Temptation By Grace
Have you ever heard a teaching about using a Scripture to combat the temptation to sin? The idea is that speaking the Word of God during the moment of a temptation will somehow drive that temptation away, leaving you free and clear to go back to your day. While this is a good concept... it doesn't seem to work for a lot of people. In fact, I found that I was usually in the same situation after I quoted a Bible verse as I was before . I would usually still be staring down the barrel of an overwhelming temptation....dreading the inevitable loss of the fight. Have you ever tried this strategy? Did it work for you? Like many teachings in church today, the concept of quoting Scripture to fight temptation is Biblically sound, but the correct application is often ignored. There's more to this than just reciting words ...let's take a look. Jesus' Example In Matthew 4 and Luke 4, Jesus spent forty days in the desert fasting. Luke 4:2 tells us that He was ...