09/02/20 THE WRONG ROAD

09/02/20 THE WRONG ROAD

Steps to evil communications:

1- In the heart,

2- In the actions (behavior or words [spoken or written]).

EVERY STEP LEADS SOMEWHERE
Avoid temptation. (Abstain from the appearance of evil)
Let God lead you away from temptation. (Lead me not into temptation, but deliver me from evil)
Even if we avoid temptation, we can still be attacked.
Bad company and flirting with temptation leads to evil thinking. (Evil communications [friends, activities, environments] corrupt good behavior). 

CONSIDER THIS...
A thought of evil can develop into evil thoughts.

Then evil thoughts can become words and actions.

In order to "act out" evil thoughts (through word or deed) we must ignore God speaking to our hearts.

Spoken evil words must willfully get past the Guard of the Holy Spirit.

Written evil words and evil actions are more deliberately crafted.

By the time evil words are spoken or written, and before evil actions are taken, the offender has already resisted and rejected the leading and warnings of the Holy Spirit.

Matthew 6:13
13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil...:

1 Corinthians 10:12-13
12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

James 1:12-15
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
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:
14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust *desires), and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.