Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Lead us not into temptation -- Cost of Discipleship pt 81

Mat 6:13  And lead us not into temptation

Bonhoeffer- 'Many and diverse are the temptations which beset the Christian. Satan attacks him on every side, if happily he might cause him to fall. Sometimes the attack takes the form of a false sense of security, and sometimes of ungodly doubt. But the disciple is conscious of his weakness, and does not expose himself unnecessarily to temptation in order to test the strength of his faith.  Christian's ask God not to put their puny faith to the test, but to preserve them in the hour of temptation.'

Mat_26:41  Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak

Luk_22:40  And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

Luk_22:46  And said unto them, Why sleep ye? rise and pray, lest ye enter into temptation.

1Co_10:13  There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Gal_4:14  And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

1Ti_6:9  But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Heb_3:8  Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness

Jas_1:12  Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Rev_3:10  Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth


By God's grace.

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