The temptation fits the true nature of the person being tempted and reveals the possibilities of his nature. Every person actually determines or sets the level of his own temptation, because temptation will come to him in accordance with the level of his controlling, inner nature. Temptation comes to me, suggesting a possible shortcut to the realization of my highest goal— it does not direct me toward what I understand to be evil, but toward what I understand to be good.
When I yield to it, I have made lust a god, and the temptation itself becomes the proof that it was only my own fear that prevented me from falling into the sin earlier. Temptation is not something we can escape; in fact, it is essential to the well-rounded life of a person. Beware of thinking that you are tempted as no one else— what you go through is the common inheritance of the human race, not something that no one has ever before endured. God does not save us from temptations— He sustains us in the midst of them see Hebrews and Hebrews If there is only one strand of faith amongst all the corruption within us, God will take hold of that one strand.
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Share on twitter. Share on linkedin. Share on email. Share on print. Reflection As the pilot of a vessel is tried in the storm; as the wrestler is tried in the ring, the solider in the battle, and the hero in adversity: so is the christian tried in temptation. Basil the Great What if I told you temptation is a good thing? Every temptation is an opportunity for virtue. Share this post with your friends. Stay Connected.
Rather, we have a friend who fights with us and for us, and in our temptation we get to see him in action. Paul, in his voyage to Rome, met with a contrary wind Acts xxvii. So the wind of temptation is a contrary wind to that of the Spirit; but God makes use of this cross-wind, to blow the saints to heaven. In lieu of a comments section, I accept and encourage letters to the editor. If you would like to write a letter to the editor, you can do so here.
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