Taken by temptation
Rev. James Slopsema offers a pastoral meditation on 1 Corinthians 10:13, providing encouragement to believers struggling with persistent temptation by emphasizing God's faithfulness and the assurance that He provides a way of escape. The article defines temptation as the work of Satan, the world, and our sinful nature, and reminds Christians that their struggles with sin are common to all believers and ultimately manageable through God's sovereign grace.
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. I Corinthians 10:13 You may find yourself in a situation where you are sorely tempted by the powers of darkness. You have struggled against this temptation for a long time. You are not making progress in overcoming this temptation but perhaps are even slipping....
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