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1 | Falling to Temptation is Being Deceived | James 1:14 | DocTrinsograce | 147042 | ||
Kris Lundgaard writes, "The essence of temptation is deceit - to be tempted and to be deceived are the same thing." What do you think of this statement? | ||||||
2 | Falling to Temptation is Being Deceived | James 1:14 | jlhetrick | 147048 | ||
Hello again Doc. I just want to give a short answer concerning myself personally. I think that temptation and deceit can be the same thing but are not necesarrily the same in every case. Personally, I regularly experience temptation where there is no deceit. In fact, for me, I think it's those temptations that I struggle with the most, because when it results in sin the guilt can be overwhelming. Like Paul, I keep doing those things that I know I shouldn't and very often don't do those that I know I should be doing. Very often I am tempted, and sometimes fall to the temptation, where I can not claim "I was deceived" which, in some cases is a cop-out. Webster's Dictionary defines deceit as ..."the misleading of a person; the leading of another person to believe what is false, or not to believe what is true..." I am ashamed to say, that I am often tempted and at times follow through with sin when I know, from the beginning of the temptation, that what I am thinking about doing, or doing, is sinful, and sometimes do it anyway. I would agree that in some cases there is deceit involved, both from the devil and that of deceiving myself (making excuses or rationalizing behaviors). I see this often in my patients. Deep down they know a behavior is wrong, but they have so rationalized it, so often and to the point at which they have taken on a sense of believing their own excuses. They have effectually deceived themselves. I think though that James 1:14 given as reference illustrates this. It certainly speaks of deception, but it appears that it's the person's on "lust" or "passion" that is involved in the deceiving. Thanks for posting a question that makes us consider this, I will be looking forward to seeing other responses and how others may view this. jlhetrick |
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