Tag: temptation
Biblical Principle #350: The Next Generation Didn’t Know God
Biblical Principles List Principle After Joshua’s generation died, the next generation of Israelites didn’t know God or what He had done for Israel. Explanation The major military conquests having been completed, Joshua died at the age of 110. According to Judges 2:7, the Israelites remained faithful to GOD through the lifetime of Joshua and the…
Biblical Principle #319: Israel’s Rules for Siege
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God gave Israel rules of engagement for sieging cities—one set for distant cities and another for the Canaanite cities. Explanation Israel’s mission was to conquer the land of Canaan and eliminate the Canaanites due to their wickedness, which GOD had first announced to Abraham in Genesis…
Biblical Principle #295: Warning Regarding Leprosy
Biblical Principles List Principle In the Law of Moses, God warned Israel to carefully obey the priests’ instructions regarding leprosy. Explanation As GOD concluded His instructions for Moses to write in the Law of the covenant for Israel, He finished with a warning to the Israelites about the importance of heeding the priests’ instructions about…
Biblical Principle #281: Israelite Forbidden from Remarrying Woman He Divorced
Biblical Principles List Principle The Law of Moses forbid an Israelite from remarrying an ex-wife, whom he had previously divorced, once she had remarried. Explanation GOD told Moses: 1 “But if someone takes a wife and he lives with her, and it happens that she does not find favor before him because he found in…
Biblical Principle #205: Israelites Tempting Idolatry to be Stoned
Biblical Principles List Principle Under the Law of Moses, an Israelite who enticed another Israelite to worship other gods was to be put to death. Explanation It would be an understatement to say that GOD is serious about His children not worshiping other gods. The punishment for tempting a fellow Israelite to sin by idolatry…
Biblical Principle #38: Eating the Forbidden Fruit Altered Human Makeup
Biblical Principles List Principle Eating the forbidden fruit altered humanity’s makeup. Explanation When Eve and Adam ate the forbidden fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, it changed them. That sin altered their design. First, before they sinned, Adam and Eve had less awareness. After they…
Biblical Principle #37: God Provides an Escape in Every Temptation
Principle With every temptation, God provides a way to escape without sinning. Explanation As difficult as it may be to understand why, GOD permitted Satan to tempt humans to sin. But temptation does not equate to being “forced” to sin. We always have the option to escape the temptation without sinning. GOD ensures there is…
Biblical Principle #36: God Allowed Satan to Tempt Humanity
Biblical Principles List Principle God allowed Satan to tempt humanity. Explanation The Bible includes many things that are difficult for us to accept. One such truth is that, when GOD put Adam (and subsequently created Eve) in the Garden of Eden—which GOD Himself formed and caused good trees to grow within—GOD allowed Satan to tempt…
On Michael Sam, Popular Opinion and Real Courage
If I could see what was trending on my personal Twitter timeline over the past 24 hours, I know what would be at the top: Michael Sam. Sam is a former standout football player for the Missouri Tigers who is entering the 2014 NFL Draft and last night announced to the world that he’s gay.…