When the 2nd state is worse than the 1st!
Because Jesus suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those being tempted. (Hebrews 2:18) Jesus entered the arena of ministry in the hardest way.
Because Jesus suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those being tempted. (Hebrews 2:18) Jesus entered the arena of ministry in the hardest way.
More the treacherous calm I dread, than tempests rolling overhead. Many horses fall at the bottom of the hill because the driver thinks the danger is past.
To my mind 'obedience' is easy to say but ridiculously hard to do.
Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the desert, where for forty days He was tempted by the devil.
The best of saints may be tempted to the worst of sins. ~ F. J. Sheen Since Adam's expulsion from Eden temptation has only multiplied.
All generations hurry into impurity. Entertainment through sin becomes their perpetual intent. Without discretion or prudence all men bolt to master the ways of the life-losing fool.
Do not let my heart incline to any evil . . . (Psalm 141:4) Mankind neither knows the value of the soul, or even accepts he has one.
Your happiness is first your business, not another. This is common to mankind. I am the best author of my life.