Everyone Experiences Temptation
Bible verses on temptations below. Experiencing temptation is a common aspect of human life and not inherently against God’s teachings. However, it’s the act of succumbing to these temptations and continuing to lather in sins that can adversely affect our spiritual journey.
Jesus is the only one that lived a sinless life
While Jesus triumphed over sin and offers forgiveness, we are still called to actively resist the enemy’s attempts to derail us. It’s natural for everyone to sin and make mistakes; such is the human experience. Yet, our Lord remains steadfast in offering forgiveness.
We are forgiven
Indulging in sin or leading a persistently sinful life can create significant obstacles in our spiritual walk with God. Striking a balance is essential. We shouldn’t be overly rigid about sinning to the point where it destroys our days and leads to prolonged guilt for making mistakes.
Ask for forgiveness, Ask God for help to overcome what your struggling with and make an honest effort to win against the issue. Everyone sins and to claim otherwise would be untruthful, as stated in the scriptures.
Romans 3:23.
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
1 John 1:8-10
“If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.”
Make an Honest Attempt
Our aim should be to make an honest attempt to make the best decisions possible and avoid the sins that easily entangle, leaning on the holy spirit and the word of God to guide and council us. And believing that we are forgiven for our sins is essential. This isn’t an ok to continue on living in the same sin, but insurance that if we do make a mistake he is faithful to forgive us and always here to help us work through it.
Learning and refreshing scriptures in the bible is extremely important, Its our life Guide. The bible will help lead us, learn understanding and knowledge to help us make good decisions when temptations arise.
1 Corinthians 10:13.
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”
Bible verses on temptations. Below
Everyone has experienced temptation, Only 1 overcame sin, Jesus!
King David: A Man After God’s Own Heart
Notable Achievements: David is celebrated for his deep faith, poetic psalms, and his victorious battle against Goliath. As the second king of Israel, he united the kingdom and established Jerusalem as its capital.
Sin Committed: Despite his devotion, David committed adultery with Bathsheba and orchestrated the death of her husband, Uriah, to cover his wrongdoing (2 Samuel 11).
King Solomon: The Wisest of All
Notable Achievements: Solomon, known for his unparalleled wisdom, authored many Proverbs and built the First Temple in Jerusalem. He ruled Israel in a time of peace and prosperity.
Sin Committed: Solomon’s greatest downfall was idolatry. Influenced by his many foreign wives, he worshipped other gods, straying from his devotion to the Lord (1 Kings 11).
Apostle Peter: The Rock of the Church
Notable Achievements: Peter, one of Jesus’ closest disciples, played a pivotal role in the early Christian Church. He showed remarkable faith and leadership, and is credited with spreading Christianity.
Sin Committed: Peter denied knowing Jesus three times before the crucifixion, a moment of fear and weakness, despite being one of His most fervent followers (Matthew 26:69-75).
Judas Iscariot: Disciple Turned Betrayer
Notable Achievements: As one of the twelve apostles, Judas Iscariot was initially a devoted follower of Jesus and was entrusted with the group’s funds.
Sin Committed: Judas is infamously known for betraying Jesus to the authorities for thirty pieces of silver, which led to Jesus’ arrest and crucifixion (Matthew 26:14-16).
Moses: The Deliverer of Israel
Notable Achievements: Moses is revered for leading the Israelites out of Egyptian slavery, receiving the Ten Commandments from God, and guiding his people through the wilderness.
Sin Committed: Moses’ lack of faith at Meribah, where he struck the rock to produce water instead of speaking to it as God had commanded, resulted in God forbidding him from entering the Promised Land (Numbers 20:10-12).
Adam and Eve: The First Humans
Notable Achievements: Created by God, Adam and Eve were the first humans and were given the Garden of Eden to live in and care for.
Sin Committed: They committed the original sin by disobeying God’s command not to eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, leading to humanity’s fall from grace (Genesis 3).
BIBLE VERSES ON TEMPTATIONS
1 Corinthians 10:13
"No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."
James 4:7
"Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you."
Ephesians 6:11
"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes."
Matthew 26:41
"Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak."
Galatians 5:16
"So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh."
Psalm 119:11
"I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you."
Romans 12:21
"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
1 Peter 5:8-9
"Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith."
Philippians 4:13
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
2 Timothy 2:22
"Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart."
BIBLE VERSES ON TEMPTATIONS. CONTINUED
Hebrews 2:18
"Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted."
James 1:12-14
"Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. When tempted, no one should say, 'God is tempting me.' For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed."
1 Peter 1:6-7
"In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith—of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed."
Psalm 37:23-24
"The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him; though he may stumble, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with his hand."
Romans 6:14
"For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace."
BIBLE VERSES ON TEMPTATIONS. JESUS OUR FORGIVENESS FROM SIN
Romans 5:8
"But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Ephesians 2:8-9
"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast."
John 3:16
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."
1 John 2:2
"He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world."
Hebrews 9:28
"So Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him."
2 Corinthians 5:21
"God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
1 Peter 3:18
"For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit."
Colossians 1:13-14
"For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."
Galatians 2:20
"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."
1 Peter 2:24
"He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed."
1 John 1:9
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."
Ephesians 1:7
"In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."
Acts 3:19
"Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord."
Psalm 103:12
"As far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us."
Isaiah 43:25
"I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more."
