Comments on: Temptation

By: Philosophical Poetry

Philosophical Poetry — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 12:58:00 +0000

La Shawn on Temptation
La Shawn Barber has a post up detailing her pastor’s outline and her notes on a sermon on temptation. As one commenter notes, this is what makes La Shawn so unique; not only is she a brilliant critic of today’s culture, but she is a woman of who fol…

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 09 Nov 2004 01:16:35 +0000

La Shawn, Joshua, Ray (nice twist on a Jewish curse ) , Amen

By: mina3727

mina3727 — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:20:52 +0000

Amen. My daughters would sometimes try to use the excuse, “I didn’t mean to get into trouble.” I would ask them, “Why didn’t you mean not to get into trouble.” A great many times failure to avoid sin comes from not being proactive in avoiding it. Honesty about our own besetting sins and a deep desire not to cause pain to our Lord are great helps also.

By: AnotherThink

AnotherThink — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 18:19:18 +0000

Overcoming Temptation
Link to a very good post on temptation by La Shawn Barber.

By: Danny

Danny — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 17:50:06 +0000

Tam,
If you are clothed in the righteousness of Christ it is impossible for you to lose favor with God. That said, I think that we somehow remove OURSELVES from blessing by disobedience. God rescued the Israelites from Egypt before he gave them the law. Our obedience is proof of our love for the savior not salvation itself.

By: Spekkies

Spekkies — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:58:07 +0000

We tend to say we fell into temptation. This is wrong. it is not a trap or a snare, that is hidden from view and that we, unsuspecting and innocent, travelling along the path, suddenly find ourselves trapped or ensnared.
No we fall for temptations, it is the worm on the hook, and we are swimming we we are not supposed to, and because the bait looks good we take it and are trapped.
Watch were you go, be careful at what you look at.
Be accountable.

By: Lisa M

Lisa M — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:40:34 +0000

La Shawn…

I really needed these words today. Thank you!

Lisa M.

By: beloml

beloml — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 16:22:56 +0000

I sincerely hope that you’re compiling these into a book or daily devotional of some kind.

By: Tam

Tam — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:29:59 +0000

Thanks for sharing. This has got to be one of my biggest struggles. I will have to come back to this post frequently to remind myself how important it is for me to resist temptation so that I do not lose favor with God.

By: Ernest S.

Ernest S. — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 15:07:03 +0000

Amen, LB! Great article!

By: Danny

Danny — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:49:40 +0000

At the risk of plagerism I want to quote C.S. Lewis(i think)
“We always fear the outcome of obedience before we obey. Then, when we obey we see God’s glory revealed in us.”

By: AWG

AWG — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:22:29 +0000

Thank you for this wonderful exposition, La Shawn. It’s a prime example of why your blog is one of my very favorites!

By: Dave in AZ

Dave in AZ — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 13:47:11 +0000

La Shawn,
Wonderful post! As a new teacher of a men’s Sunday School class I’m concerned sometimes about the “cavalier” attitudes of some of those who would be considered “mature” Christians. Being “saved by grace” seems to lull many into a false sense of immunity from sin.
I was led to a powerful reminder in Hebrews 10: 26-27, NIV; “If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgement and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God.”
“Deliberate” for me means willful yielding to temptation.

By: Allan

Allan — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 06:36:35 +0000

Fine, fine post! I echo Joshua.

By: Rainmaker

Rainmaker — Mon, 08 Nov 2004 04:09:28 +0000

Hi La Shawn..
Did you write that for me?? hee hee. Very powerful. It reminds me of what mother Theresa said in an interview. “ God will never give you more than you can handle..I just wish he didn’t have so much confidence in me.”