| Recognizing
and Defending Against the Flaming Darts of Temptation A. Ephesians 6:16 describes “the flaming
darts of the evil one.” His identity is clear (Rev 12:9). 1. “Flaming”is a very appropriate way to
describe the evil one’s darts in light of James 3:5-6. 2.
Temptation is dissected in very personal times in James 1:13-15. B.These lures and enticements are as old as
Genesis 3.Recognizing the Flaming Darts of the Evil One · Flaming Dart #1:_________________God’s
will “Did God actually say…?” (3:1a)
· Flaming Dart #2:______________God’s words “Did God actually say,
‘You shall not eat of any tree in the garden’?”(3:1b) · Flaming Dart #3:__________________God’s
goodness“We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden”(3:2) · Flaming Dart #4:______________God’s
strictness and severity “But God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the
tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you
die.’”(3:3) · Flaming Dart
#5:______________God’s judgment “You will not surely die.”(3:4) · Flaming Dart #6:_________________God’s
love “For God knows that when you eat of it…”(3:5a) · Flaming Dart #7:___________about the
benefits of disobedience“…your eyes will be opened, and you will be like
God, knowing good and evil.”(3:5b)
Defending Against the Flaming Darts of the Evil One (Eph 6:16) · Flaming Dart #1:__________to God’s will
(Rom 10:17) · Flaming Dart #2:__________God’s
words (Jude 3) · Flaming Dart
#3:__________God’s goodness (Psa 119:68)
· Flaming Dart #4:__________God’s strictness and severity (Rom 11:22) · Flaming Dart #5:Reverently______God’s
judgment (Rev 14:6-7) · Flaming Dart
#6:__________in God’s love (Rom 8:35-37)
· Flaming Dart #7:Refuse to believe the_______of temptation (James
1:13-16; John 8:44) Conclusion: A.
You inhabit a world at war and the battlefield in which you are
engaged is your heart (2 Cor 10:3-5).
B. Whomever you are, you are
presenting yourself to someone as an obedient slave (Rom 6:16). |
