TEMPTATION: (A) MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS relating to (1) Satan the Chief Agent in Ge 3:1; 1Ch 21:1; Mt 4:3; 2Co 2:11; 11:3; 1Th 3:5 1Ti 6:9; Jas 1:14; 2Pe 2:18 (2) Voluntary entering into Ge 3:6; 13:12; Mt 26:41; Lu 22:40 --SEE Allurements of Sin, SIN (3) Encouragement to those in the Midst of 1Co 10:13; Heb 2:18; Jas 1:2,3,12; 2Pe 2:9; Re 3:10 --SEE Promises to Tempted, PROMISES, DIVINE (B) TEMPTATION OF CHRIST Mt 4:1; Lu 4:2; 22:28; Heb 2:18; 4:15 (C) YIELDING TO TEMPTATION, the allurements which lead to The Lure of Forbidden Fruit Ge 3:6 The Lure of Fertile Fields Ge 13:10,11,13 The Lure of Appetite Ge 25:29,30,33 The Lure of Silver and Gold Jos 7:21; Jud 14:17; 16:17; 1Sa 13:12 The Lure of Women 1Ki 11:1,4 The Lure of Ambition Mr 10:35-37; 2Pe 2:20 --SEE Allurements of Sin, SIN (D) RESISTING TEMPTATION (1) Examples of Abraham, by Refusing a Reward for service rendered Ge 14:23; 1Ki 13:8 Elisha, by Reusing Payment for Healing 2Ki 5:16 Job, by rejecting Evil Counsel Job 2:9,10 The Rechabites and Daniel, by Refusing Wine Jer 35:5,6; Da 1:8 Christ, by refusing Worldly Honour Lu 4:5-8; Joh 6:15 Peter, by Refusing a Bribe Ac 8:20 --SEE Overcomers, BATTLE OF LIFE (2) The Duty of Resisting Pr 1:10; 4:14; Lu 21:34; Ro 6:13; Eph 6:13; 2Pe 3:17 --SEE Resist the Devil, SATAN (E) TEMPTATION TO DECEIT, examples of Ge 12:13; 26:7; 1Sa 21:2,3; 2Ki 10:18; Mt 26:73,74 (F) SPECIAL SOURCES OF (1) Worldly Snares -- False Gods Ex 23:33 -- Sinful Covenants Ex 34:12 -- Silver and Gold De 7:25 -- Evil Associations Jos 23:13 -- Idolatry Ps 106:36 -- Broken vows Pr 20:25 -- Friendship with violent men Pr 22:25 -- Scoffing Pr 29:8 -- Avarice 1Ti 6:9 --SEE Net, NET (2) Enticers De 13:6; Pr 1:10; 16:29; 28:10; 2Pe 2:18 (F) SPECIAL SOURCES OF (3) Seducers 2Ki 21:9; Eze 13:10; Mr 13:22; Ac 20:30; 1Ti
4:1 2Ti 3:13; 1Jo 2:26 --SEE Deceivers, FALSEHOOD Evil Influence, EVIL (4) Evil Companionships, ruinous Influence of -- Injured Lot Ge 13:12,13 -- A Detriment to Israel Nu 11:4 -- A Snare to Jehoshaphat 2Ch 18:1; 19:2 -- Devoured the strength of Ephraim Ho 7:9 -- Corrupt good morals 1Co 15:33 --SEE Allurements of Sin, SIN Satan, TEMPTATION The Flesh, FLESH, THE Temptresses, WOMEN