Seven Ways to Resist Temptation
There is one thing you can be certain about as a Christian: temptations will come your way. How do you resist temptation? Here are seven ways.
There is one thing you can be certain about as a Christian: temptations will come your way. How do you resist temptation? Here are seven ways.
What are temptations for the pastor? One would be to find your identity in your ministry.
How do you deal with difficult times? There are two temptations that come with facing difficult times, and this article discusses them.
Every Christian will face tests and temptations. Every test is an invitation to grow in your faith and draw closer to God; every temptation is an invitation to weaken your faith and push God away. You face that battle every day. How do you know which is which? The article weighs in.
Every Christian faces temptations. How do you know the way Satan is tempting you? You know it when you begin to think that you can sin without consequence.
The reality of life is that Christians will be tempted. How can you face those temptations? This article introduces three truths you need to know to battle temptation.
Temptation should lead you to prayer. This is one way God turns temptations to blessings. This article discusses seven more ways on how God does this.
Purposelessness, idleness, pride, and lack of self control are temptations that young men face. This article explains what to do about them.
Do you desire to grow in godliness? This article explains that growing in godliness is linked with the battle against temptation. Therefore, be careful of temptations.
This article considers some important lessons coming out of John Owen's writing on temptations.
The force of temptations ought to remind us of the reality of Satan and demons. There is also just one, Jesus Christ, who has ever wrestled the demons and prevailed. This chapter explores the reality of Satan, temptation, and demons. It also indicates where victory in this battle is to be found.
This article considers the person of Christ without trying to separate the work of Christ from his person. It reflects on Jesus' sinlessness, divinity, miracles, names, resurrection, humanity, and his temptations.
Christians face temptations every day which challenge their faith and resolve. Is there any comfort in the midst of so many daily trials and temptations? Our comfort rests in God’s faithfulness and sovereign will. Christ, who also faced temptation, supports his church. The power to conquer temptation lies not in ourselves but in Christ.
Christ's victory over the devil's temptations (Matthew 4, Luke 2) is significant for believers. The devil intended his temptations to work against Christ's mission, but Christ was victorious over him because of the Spirit and the word of God. Believers are to follow Jesus' example in resisting temptation.