Proverbs 10:9
King James Version
9 He that walketh uprightly walketh surely:
but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
Satan knows how to corrupt us.
We live in the flesh, we sin in the flesh, we die in the flesh.
Our flesh makes us desire the forbidden.
Our human weakness makes us sin continually.
Our lame excuses make us sin carelessly.
Our unbelieving hearts cause us to err greatly.
GOD grieved over man's wickedness.
Genesis 6:5-7
King James Version
5 And God saw
that the wickedness of man was great in the earth,
and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart
was only evil continually.
6 And it repented the Lord
that he had made man on the earth,
and it grieved him at his heart.
That's why He sent the flood.
Genesis 6:7
King James Version
7 And the Lord said,
I will destroy man whom I have created
from the face of the earth;
both man, and beast,
and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air;
for it repenteth me that I have made them.
But man continues to sin.
The god of this world continues to seduce us.
With things of the world, things of the flesh.
With delectable dishes, to entice, and destroy us.
Knowing man is but flesh.
He will succumb.
Especially if he is not of GOD.
One of Satan's greatest tools is women.
If you know your Bible, you'll notice something.
Satan didn't directly tempt Adam.
(For Adam is a direct creation of GOD.)
He got him, THROUGH Eve.
Such is the deceiver's way.
Careful not to directly "cross" the LORD.
And yet getting the wrong done.
Perversely, and pervertedly, as always.
Only thing is, he was defeated at the CROSS.
And he is mighty "cross", and vengeful.
Today, man's downfall will be the same way.
THROUGH woman.
For woman is man's weakness.
But the reverse is also true.
Woman's downfall can be men.
For man is also woman's weakness.
You only need to look at all the glitter, and glamour, women need to attract men.
It's created huge industries that feed on vanity, and seduction.
And now, it gets even more perverse.
What with all the new gender combinations created.
We are really all in danger of GOD's judgment.
People whose heart is not right with GOD, will be used by Satan.
Making sure man* is destroyed.
Especially if you're a praying man.
A family man.
A man who wants to do right by the LORD.
A man who gave your heart to JESUS.
Or a man who is just getting to know the WORD of GOD.
Or a man just newly coming into wealth, power, or fame.
You will be Satan's favorite targets.
He will seduce you with his choicest morsels.
He knows EXACTLY what "dish" to serve you.
You need only look to art, business, culture, entertainment, industries, and government to know how CHRIST's enemy operates.
Every sin is covered.
Every seduction is offered.
Every resistance is clobbered.
That's why JESUS said:
Mark 7:20-21
King James Version
20 And he said,
That which cometh out of the man,
that defileth the man.
21 For from within, out of the heart of men,
proceed evil thoughts,
adulteries, fornications, murders,
That's why the Bible cautions:
Proverbs 6:20-22
King James Version
20 My son, keep thy father's commandment,
and forsake not the law of thy mother:
21 Bind them continually upon thine heart,
and tie them about thy neck.
22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee;
when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee;
and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee.
Proverbs 6:23-24
King James Version
23 For the commandment is a lamp;
and the law is light;
and reproofs of instruction are the way of life:
24 To keep thee from the evil woman,
from the flattery of the tongue
of a strange woman.
Proverbs 6:25-26
King James Version
25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart;
neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
26 For by means of a whorish woman
a man is brought to a piece of bread:
and the adultress will hunt
for the precious life.
Proverbs 6:27-31
King James Version
27 Can a man take fire in his bosom,
and his clothes not be burned?
28 Can one go upon hot coals,
and his feet not be burned?
29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife;
whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent.
30 Men do not despise a thief,
if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;
31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold;
he shall give all the substance of his house.
Proverbs 6:32-35
King James Version
32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman
lacketh understanding:
he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul.
33 A wound and dishonour shall he get;
and his reproach shall not be wiped away.
34 For jealousy is the rage of a man:
therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.
35 He will not regard any ransom;
neither will he rest content,
though thou givest many gifts.
Ephesians 5:11-12
King James Version
11 And have no fellowship
with the unfruitful works of darkness,
but rather reprove them.
12 For it is a shame even to speak of those things
which are done of them in secret.
Ephesians 5:14-16
King James Version
14 Wherefore he saith,
Awake thou that sleepest,
and arise from the dead,
and Christ shall give thee light.
15 See then that ye walk circumspectly,
not as fools, but as wise,
16 Redeeming the time,
because the days are evil.
Let our prayer to GOD be:
Psalm 119:133
King James Version
133 Order my steps in thy word:
and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Let our actions be:
John 3:5-8
King James Version
5 Jesus answered,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee,
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit,
he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh;
and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee,
Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth,
and thou hearest the sound thereof,
but canst not tell whence it cometh,
and whither it goeth:
so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 6:18
King James Version
18 Flee fornication.
Every sin that a man doeth is without the body;
but he that committeth fornication
sinneth against his own body.
James 4:7
King James Version
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God.
Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
To be born again means we aim to lead sinless lives.
Sure, our hearts, minds, and bodies are sin in nature.
But we have GOD to obey.
We have JESUS to follow.
We have SPIRIT to teach us.
We have Scripture to live by.
There is no more excuse to sin.
Unless we don't care about GOD, self, and others.
Being born again means you care not to offend the LORD, in any way.
Neither will you think of causing harm upon others.
No one really lives in isolation.
We don't live apart from others.
All our lives are interconnected.
When we sin, we also bring others down with us.
We can also cause the downfall of others.
We break up homes, families, communities.
Including governments, societies, and nations.
Sin's "influence" can be far reaching.
Won't causing others to sin be a greater sin?
Romans 14:13
King James Version
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more:
but judge this rather,
that no man put a stumblingblock
or an occasion to fall in his brother's way.
That's the whole idea of sin.
Satan wants EVERYTHING destroyed.
Especially that which is dear to GOD's heart.
Expect a web of deceit, distraction, and destruction from the enemy.
Being born again means you're aware of sin.
You are aware of the LORD's commands.
SPIRIT wakes you up, causing you to walk in His ways.
That must be our objective now.
Especially in these last days.
Stay right with GOD now.
*NOTE:
For those wondering, or even taking offense at the fact we use the word "man", let GOD's WORD tell us why we ought to:
Genesis 5:1-2
King James Version
5 This is the book of the generations of Adam.
In the day that God created man,
in the likeness of God made he him;
2 Male and female created he them;
and blessed them,
and called their name Adam,
in the day when they were created.
GOD called male and female, "Adam".
I accept ALL of GOD's statutes, and so should you.
As born again workman, I am here to present you GOD's WORD.
The soonest we accept GOD's TRUTH, the better for our souls.
GOD's will be done.
Isaiah 46:9-10
King James Version
9 Remember the former things of old:
for I am God, and there is none else;
I am God, and there is none like me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning,
and from ancient times
the things that are not yet done,
saying,
My counsel shall stand,
and I will do all my pleasure:
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