Temptation

David’s Sin With Bathsheba

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 …

Jesus Warns His Disciples That He is Going to Die

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. (Isa. 9:7; 11:1; Jer. 22:4, 23:5; 30:9.) But a …

God Will Help You Resist Temptation

Paul points out that the Corinthian church was guilty of the same sins that the Jews committed…

God’s Wisdom Protects from Immoral People

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 Temptation of Christ

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 …