Thursday, December 25, 2008

Avoiding Sin

To walk into temptation is to walk the path leading to hell.
The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Matthew 13:42-43


Avoid what causes you to sin at all cost.
If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. Mark 9:45

If a believer is in deliberate, continuous sin, they are putting Christ to death again.
For if we willfully persist in sin after having received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a fearful prospect of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries. Hebrews 10:26-27

Pray that the Lord would deliver you from temptation
Do not lead us into the time of trial and deliver us from the evil one. Matthew 6:13

Resist Satan’s temptations and submit to the Holy Spirit.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. James 4:7-8

Look for God’s path of escape from temptation.
No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it. I Corinthians 10:13

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