Questions About Temptation
Bible Studies on Temptation
Joseph in Potiphar's House
Joseph rises to prominence in Potiphar's house. He resists temptation from Potiphar's wife but is falsely accused and imprisoned.
2 min readThe Temptation of Jesus and Beginning of Ministry
Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness where He faces Satan's temptations and overcomes each with Scripture. He then begins His public ministr...
6 min readWarnings from Israel's History
Israel's failures in the wilderness serve as warnings for us. Don't crave evil, worship idols, or test Christ. God provides a way out of temptation. F...
6 min readRefuge in the LORD
When counseled to flee from danger, David responds with unwavering trust in the LORD who tests the righteous, judges the wicked, and loves justice.
5 min readTrials and True Religion
James opens his practical letter by addressing trials as opportunities for growth, the proper response to temptation, and the nature of true religion�...
6 min readJesus Made Like His Brothers
After warning against neglecting salvation, the author explains why Jesus became human: to taste death for everyone, to destroy the devil's power, and...
6 min readTemptation and the Beginning of Jesus' Ministry
Jesus faces Satan's temptations in the wilderness for forty days and emerges victorious. He returns to Galilee, teaches in the synagogue at Nazareth�...
7 min readThe Fall of Humanity
The serpent tempts Eve, humanity falls into sin, and the consequences ripple through creation. Yet even in judgement, God promises a Redeemer.
3 min readRemember and Do Not Forget
Deuteronomy 8 calls Israel to remember God's wilderness provision, warns against forgetting Him in prosperity, and explains how testing revealed what ...
6 min readWarning Against Enticement to Idolatry
Deuteronomy 13 addresses three sources of temptation to idolatry—false prophets, family members, and entire cities—prescribing severe responses to...
5 min readThe Testing of Abraham
God tests Abraham by asking him to sacrifice Isaac. Abraham's faith is proven, God provides a ram, and the covenant is reaffirmed with blessing.
3 min readFalse Teachers Condemned
Peter warns extensively about false teachers who will infiltrate the church, bringing destructive heresies. Their condemnation is certain, as illustra...
7 min readLiving Sacrifices
Paul turns from doctrine to practice. Present your bodies as living sacrifices. Be transformed by renewed minds. Use your gifts to serve the body. Lov...
5 min readGodliness and Contentment
Paul's closing chapter addresses the conduct of slaves and masters, the dangers of false teaching and the love of money, and charges Timothy to flee e...
6 min readTeaching on Prayer and Confronting Darkness
Jesus teaches His disciples to pray through the Lord's Prayer and parables about persistence. He casts out a demon and defends His authority against a...
7 min readThe Last Supper and Gethsemane
Judas agrees to betray Jesus. At the Passover meal, Jesus institutes the Lord's Supper, transforms the meaning of bread and wine, and predicts Peter's...
8 min readThe Plot, the Anointing, the Betrayal, and Gethsemane
Jesus is anointed at Bethany as religious leaders plot His death and Judas agrees to betray Him. At the Last Supper, Jesus institutes the Lord's Suppe...
9 min readThe Cities of Refuge
Joshua designates six cities of refuge where those who accidentally kill someone can flee for protection from blood avengers.
4 min readSubmit to God
James diagnoses the source of conflict—desires battling within us—and prescribes the remedy: humble submission to God, who gives grace to the humb...
6 min readOracle Against Moab
Isaiah pronounces judgment on Moab, Israel's neighbor to the east. Cities fall, people flee, and mourning fills the land. Yet even in judgment, there ...
4 min readAt the Window
Proverbs 7 narrates a young man's seduction by an adulteress, showing how sexual sin progresses from naivety to destruction.
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