In Proverbs 5:5 and 6, Solomon talked about how the harlot leads one from the path of life – she has no concern for it, and will lead you from it by her wiles; and in Proverbs 7, he made a statement that she will lead a man down the path to death like an ox is led to the slaughter – he doesn’t know he is going to his death…. Some excerpts from commentaries are used to give significance and clarification to these verses and a couple from Hosea
Category: Temptation
Contentment And The Crook In The Lot – Pastor Patrick Hines / Puritan Thomas Boston
The Crook In The Lot is a book by Puritan Thomas Boston. In this podcast, Pastor Hines reads from Boston’s book and discusses it in terms of Christian afflictions. The three parts of the book stated: 1. Every crook in your lot is God’s making; 2. What God sees fit to mar in your lot, you will not be able to mend; 3, contemplation of the crook in your lot, as the work of God, is the proper means to help you walk rightly under it [highlight points were given for the initial 23 minutes of the podcast]
The Lord’s Prayer – Lead Us Not Into Temptation – Pastor John MacArthur
In this post, Dr. MacArthur is explaining, from the Lord’s prayer, the phrase, Lead Us Not Into Temptation. His words also provide some general information that will be useful to all Christians.
We Must Continually Come To Christ: Pastor James Smith [Devotional Reading]
James Smith was a predecessor of Charles Spurgeon at New Park Street Chapel in London from 1841 until 1850. Early on, Smith’s readings were even more popular than Spurgeon’s! This post is related to the preceding one, Walking in the Spirit; it provides a few insights about how the Spirit works in the born-again believer. …Although I have written about that topic a lot, especially the beatitude posts, I have only scratched the surface. And since contemporary Christianity seemingly understands nothing of the matter, this post is to help believers who seek answers to such questions.
The Enemies of God: C. H. Spurgeon: Joseph Attacked by The Archers
Spurgeons words provide much encouragement for weary pilgrims as they make their way through the wilderness of this world. He used Joseph’s struggles to frame
Help to fight sin! The Christian’s greatest problem!
Have you failed miserably battling sins such as pride, selfishness, gossip, materialism, pornography? The instruction provided by Dr. Jeff Mayfield in this 6 minute video
HELPS AGAINST TEMPTATION FROM THE WORKS OF PURITAN THOMAS BROOKS
In the following 17 minute audio book reading, Brooks; writings emphasize the strategies and skill of Satan at hunting and ensnaring souls. The reading is