Thembalami 16 25th September 2013 …How to deal with temptation ……Nelson’s Bible Dictionary defines temptation as “an enticement or invitation to sin, with the implied promise of greater good to be derived from following the way of disobedience.” Resisting temptation begins with knowing that Satan is the supreme “tempter” It is not wrong to be […]
Great Swelling Words (Brag loudly) Jude 16 “These people are grumblers and complainers, living only to satisfy their desires. They brag loudly (swelling words) about themselves, and they flatter others to get what they want.“ This picturesque phrase, “great swelling words,” is the King James Version translation of huperonkos, which literally means “super-massive,” […]
Bewitched August 15, 2011 “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?” (Galatians 3:1) The Greek word for “bewitched” is used only this once in the New Testament and does not necessarily refer to […]
“What are the keys to resisting temptation?”……Nelson’s Bible Dictionary defines temptation as “an enticement or invitation to sin, with the implied promise of greater good to be derived from following the way of disobedience.” Resisting tempation begins with knowing that Satan is the supreme “tempter” Matthew 4:3During that time the devil[a] came and said to […]
“What was the meaning and purpose of Jesus’ temptations?”……The three temptations by Satan in the wilderness were not the only temptations our Lord ever suffered on Earth. We read in Luke 4:2 that He was tempted by the devil for forty days, but He was undoubtedly tempted at other times (Luke 4:13Matthew 16:21-23Luke 22:42), and […]
“Why did Jesus instruct us to pray ‘lead us not into temptation’ when God states that He does not tempt us?”……We know fromJames 1:13that God does not tempt us to sin. If He did, He would be acting contrary to His holy nature, against His desire for us to be holy as He is holy […]