Jesus is a billion times
smarter than we are
He said,
look + lust = death
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Jesus said,
“anyone
who looks at a woman
lustfully has already committed
adultery with her in his heart.”
— Matthew 5:27-28 NIV, Holman
This is the creator talkin’
"I made a covenant
with my eyes
not to look lustfully at a girl.”
— Job 31:1 NIV, Amplified
“I also
want women
to dress
modestly”
— 1Timothy
2:9 NIV
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If you see a women dressing
immodestly —
DON’T
gawk.
“Treat ... younger women as
sisters,
with absolute purity.”
— 1 Timothy 5:1-2 NIV
“not ... even a hint
of sexual immorality”
— Ephesians 5:3 NIV
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If you do sin:
1. Confess
“If we confess our sins,
he is faithful & just
to forgive us our sins,
&
to cleanse us”
— 1 John 1:9 KJV
2. Command the devil to go
“(Jesus) gave (his 12 disciples)
authority to drive out evil spirits”
— Matthew 10:1 NIV
When you choose sin,
you have
invited
the devil,
in some form,
into your life.
You need to command anything
that’s not like the Lord Jesus Christ
to go
from
you
“in Jesus name”.
“order them to go into
the Abyss.”
— Luke 8:31 NIV
3. Get back in the game
Don’t waste a second
crying over “spilled milk”.
The Christian life is war
We are soldiers on a tour of duty.
Our fellow soldiers need us.
We are like athletes
If we make a bad play,
we need to shake off
the disappointment &
get back in the game. Our team needs us.
A tennis coach told his player,
after you make a bad shot, allow yourself
3 seconds to be upset, then forget it,
& get on to the next point.
Life is like basketball
Michael Jordan averaged 30.1 points per game over his career — the highest in NBA history.
HE MISSED 7 OUT OF 10.
Failure is overrated — if you miss a shot, rebound and shoot again.
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Sex
Sin
2 of God’s best men
chose sex sin
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1. Samson
He was a HE MAN with a she weakness
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Fooled around
with Delilah — Judges 16 NIV
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He did not have a healthy
respect for the enemy.
Philistines gouged out his eyes
& put him in prison.
2. David
“In the spring, at the time
when kings go off to war”
— 2 Samuel 11:1 NIV
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David was lollygaggin’ around the palace
watching Bathsheba take a bath.
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Play on a slippery slope,
& you’re likely to fall in.
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Be busy doing healthy things
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Adam & Eve chose
the forbidden fruit.
They should have been
busy with
the
many awesome legal trees
in the garden.
“He who works his land
will have abundant food,
but
he who chases
fantasies
lacks judgment.” (is a fool)
— Proverbs 12:11 NIV
“He who is full loathes honey,
but
to the hungry even what
is bitter
tastes sweet.” — Prov 27:7 NIV
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If you are full of your perfect-girl fantasies,
normal women won’t look so good.
“Submit ... to God.
Resist the devil, & he will
flee from you.” — James 4:7 NIV
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The Wages
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“the wages of sin is death”
— Romans 6:23 NIV
“the prostitute reduces you
to a loaf of bread” (poverty)
— Proverbs 6:26
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You spend valuable time / money
you get: a few moments
of pleasure
+ self-loathing, shame,
disappointment,
fear of exposure, STDs, etc.
“Can a man scoop fire into his lap
without his clothing being burned?”
— Proverbs 6:27 NIV nRhetorical question
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Play with fire, & you’re
likely to get burned.
“He who commits adultery
lacks judgment;
whoever
does so
destroys himself.
Blows & disgrace
are his lot,
& his shame will
never be wiped away.”
— Proverbs 6:32-33 Berean Standard Bible, NIV
Change your belief about sex sin
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“faith (belief) comes by hearing...
the word of God.” — Romans 10:17 KJV
“The Lord does not look at the things
man looks at. Man looks at the outward
appearance, but the Lord looks at
the heart.” — 1 Samuel 16 NIV
“It is written...” — Matthew 4:4 NIV
Jesus fought the devil
with the BIBLE.
Addiction
• drugs • alcohol • food • sex
Humans are so prone to overdo
Get addicted to healthy things:
• exercise • health food • Jesus
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God’s way is awesome.
The devil’s way is gross.
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Just Say NO
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“Now Joseph was well-built &
handsome,
& after a while his
master’s wife took notice
of Joseph
& said,
“Come to bed with me!”
But he refused. ‘With me in charge,’
he told her, ‘my master does not
concern himself with anything in the
house; everything he owns he has
entrusted
to my care.
No one is greater in this house than
I am. My master has withheld nothing
from me
except you, because you are
his wife.
How then could I do such
a wicked thing
& sin against God?’
And though she spoke to Joseph
day after
day, he refused to go to bed
with her
or even be with her.
— Genesis 39:6-10 NIV
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God will promote a man like Joseph.
He was serious about obeying.
Maybe he understood that
> disobeying God, will get you
into a heap a trouble.
David called fornication “a wicked thing”
& a “sin against God”
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Do not love darkness
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Jesus said,
“Light has come into the world,
but people
loved darkness
instead of light
because
their deeds were evil.
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Everyone who does evil hates the light,
& will not come into the light
for fear that their deeds will be exposed.”
— John 3:19-20 NIV
I don’t want to be somebody
who is doing evil & fearing
my deeds will be exposed.
“How can a young man keep his way pure?
By living according to your word.”
— Psalm 119:9 ESV, NIV