by Paul E Chapman | Aug 30, 2018 | addiction, Sin, Temptation, victory
Sin costs more than you think. Only eternity will reveal its actual price. Jeremiah 5:25 “Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withholden good things from you.” Sin always causes pain, sorrow, and destruction. Those consequences...
by Paul E Chapman | Aug 24, 2018 | addiction, Temptation
Genesis chapter 3 introduces us to temptation. It reveals Satan’s most effective method of seduction. Learn these four steps and protect yourself from them. Genesis 3:4 “And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:” 1. Approach Satan...
by Paul E Chapman | Aug 23, 2018 | addiction, Sin, Temptation, victory
There is one behind the scenes planning your demise. He lurks in the shadows hoping you will not notice him. Like a puppet master, he pulls strings hoping you follow his lead. As a skilled tactician, he strategizes your defeat. As a dark general, he marshalls his...
by Paul E Chapman | Aug 22, 2018 | addiction, Sin, Temptation, victory
God is the Deliverer, not the tempter. James 1:13 “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:” The word “tempt” has two primary meanings in the Bible. It is vital...
by Paul E Chapman | Aug 21, 2018 | addiction, Sin, Temptation, victory
Sins don’t happen alone. They operate in groups. If you surrender to one sin, expect more to follow. Luke 11:26 “Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man...