STUDENT - TEMPTATION
GET ACQUAINTED - Elaborate on what you find most
difficult, rewarding, or satisfying about following Christ.
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From
the beginning of man’s creation we find that there is a voice contradicting
God's.
What is the essence of the serpent's words (Gen.3:1-5)?
What is the key to the principle for interpreting the events
and circumstances of our lives?
Can the serpent's deception be thought of as misdirection
and if so, why?
What are some of the implications underlying the serpent's
words?
Was the outcome of eating the fruit what the serpent said it
would be and what Adam and Eve thought it would be? Explain.
What was the universal outcome of Adam's transgression (Rom.5:12, 14, 18a, 19a; 1 Cor.15:21a, 22a)?
Write out and consider Jn.8:44-45.
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Besides
the voice of the devil, there is now after the fall of man, a second voice
arising out of the heart of man. It too
is deceptive and speaks (rationalizes) always against the truth (Gen.6:5; Jer.17:9).
What insight does Gen.4:7b
and associated text reveal about the way temptation operates?
Explain the process by which temptation to sin works
(Jas.1:13-17).
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The
New Testament begins much the same as the Old, with the temptation of the new
Adam (1 Cor.15:45, 47). The devil is called the tempter in Mt.4:3, and comes by design (v.1) to tempt Jesus. The word "tempt" in all its forms
refers to a stressing by test or trial to either prove one's mettle or cause
one to stumble, fail, sin - depending on the intent of the tester.
Read Lk.4:1-13
and comment on v.13.
Comment on Mt.18:7.
In what other ways was Jesus tempted (Mk.8:33; Heb.2:14-15, 17-18; 4:15; 5:7-9)?
Read the parable of the sower in Mt.13 and comment on the different
aspects of temptation.
Comment on the subject of trials in Job.
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Satan breaks us down and discourages us by
working both ends: first he incites us to sin [1 Chr.21:1, incited David to
number
Write observations and glean help from the following
passages and surrounding text for the times you are tempted. 1
Jn.2:14b & 1 Jn.2:15-17
Jas.4:1-10 &
13-17
1 Pt.5:6-9
1 Cor.10:12-13
Rom.6:12-13
Rom.8:6-7
Eph.6:10-11
Summarize Heb.12:2-15.