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Monday, March 2, 2009

WEEK EIGHT — The Stages of Temptation

How to win the fight!

Read James 1:13-15. This passage in James takes apart the stages in which temptation works its way from the heart outward. Temptation can be resisted at any point along the way. As long as you live, it is never too late to repent. However, the further you go in the process of temptation, the harder the consequences are likely to be. How can the temptation be checked at various points?

Point 1. When you experience the appeal of sinful desires:



Point 2. After you have decided to give in to sinful desires:



Point 3. When you are experiencing the consequences of giving in to temptation—the growth of sin that brings forth death:

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