Satan's Lies & Adultery (Part I)

Protection Against Satan's Schemes

After Service Study:

Hebrews 3:13 says “Exhort one another daily… lest any of you be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness”.
We see two things that sin does here. It deceives, and it hardens hearts.
But exhortation (encouragement) from one another helps break that power off of our minds!
So today as we think through these questions, let's expose the lies and deception of sin, and encourage one another to live boldly for Christ in all things!

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

Have you ever done something that you knew was not God’s will, and later you said “I knew I shouldn’t have done that”?
Would you mind sharing why you think you still did that?
How did things work out?
How should you have responded instead?

No sincere believer wants to fall into sexual sin, but sexual temptation is some of the strongest temptation we can face. The bible says we should flee from it!
What are some practical things we can do to flee from… stay far away from... sexual sin and temptation?
Consider for example:
Dating relationships
What kinds of boundaries should we have?
Places not to go to? Being alone in homes? How do we dress (modestly)? How we touch/don’t touch? What we shouldn’t say?
In the workplace: When do we have to work “closely” with people of the opposite sex?
In developing friendships or business relationships with the opposite sex?
When you sense “vibes” from someone, or between you and someone?

Men are often ensnared by their eyes. They look, they lust, and then they become in bondage to lust. Matt 5:8 says “Whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her in his heart.”
All men need to learn how to overcome this temptation. What are some things men can do to keep their imagination free from lust?
Anyone want to comment on the power of PORN to bring men (and women) into bondage and addiction? Porn destroys lives!

Bathsheba most likely had no intention of seducing David, but do women ever use their bodies to intentionally make men lust after them or to think of them in a sexual way? (Tell me it isn’t so!)
What makes a woman want to do that, and how can she be free from that?

What are practical things we need to do to be “strong in the Lord”, so that we can stand against the devil’s schemes against us? (See Eph 6:10-20 if you need a reference)

For Home Study

Satan tried to confuse Eve by getting her to doubt what God said: “Did God really say that”
And today, Satan is still trying to confuse people about what God’s word says!
So what does God actually say about sex outside of marriage? Did he really say not to do that?
(For reference, see Ephesians 5:3 and a Cor. 6:9-11 below)
What if we love the person, does that make it OK?

Homosexuality is a big topic today. Does the Word of God say anything about that? What if they get married, will that make it OK?

Then Satan convinced Eve that there would be no consequences for disobedience “You will surely not die.”
Today, Satan tries to convince everyone everywhere that there are no consequences for our sinful behavior and actions!
Are there indeed any negative consequences to sexual sins? If so, what are some?
(For reference, see Hebrews 13:4 below)

Reference verses for “For Home Study”
Eph. 5:3 “But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality…”
The standard = To have NO sexual immorality in the church!
Heb. 13:4 “God will judge the adulterer, and the sexually immoral!”
Point? People may hide their sins from man, but you can’t hide them from God! No one gets away with it.
(The adulterer and sexually immoral here = Those living in sin, not simply those who fell!)
1 Cor. 6:9-10 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites, nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit the kingdom of God. (Note, 4 areas of sexual sins are listed there!)
V11 And that is what you were, but you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and by the Spirit of God”
We have all sinned! But if we have turned from our sin to Christ, we are now new creatures in Christ! We have been forgiven! We have been cleansed!

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