Temptation

Jesus warns His disciples that He is going to die - Mark 8:31 – 8:38 (commentary)

The Jews always regarded the greatest days in their history as the days of David; and they dreamed of a day when there would be another king of David’s line, a king who would make them great in righteousness and in power. (Isaiah 9:7; 11:1; Jeremiah 22:4, 23:5; 30:9.) But a …

God’s wisdom will protect you from immoral people - Proverbs 2:10 – 2:22 (commentary)

We can see in this portion of Scripture two enemies that lie in the path of this young man. One is the evil man (v. 12) and the other a strange woman (v. 16).The ways  of the evil  man  are tempting to the natural mind. However, to follow this evil man is to leave …

God Will Help You Resist Temptation - I Corinthians 10:6 – 10:13 (commentary)

Paul points out that the Corinthian church was guilty of the same sins that the Jews committed. Five downward steps of temptation for the Israelites (vv: 6-10):They lusted after evil things - (v. 6, Num. 11:4) They wanted the things back in Egypt.They worshiped idols - (v. 7, …

David’s Sin with Bathsheba - II Samuel 11:1 – 11:17 (commentary)

After restoring Israel to peace and military power, David’s personal life becomes entangled in sin. After the first step he allows himself to fall deeper and deeper into sin. The progression was:      1.   David abandoned his purpose by staying …

The Temptation of Christ - Luke 4:1 – 4:13 (commentary)

Before I made a trip to Israel I used to think of the wilderness mentioned in the Bible as a huge forest. However, I found out it was just barren land with lots of rocks. It is thought that the place where Jesus was first tempted is a barren area northwest of the dead sea and …