Avoid the Scam!
Avoid the Scam!
I. James makes clear that failure in resisting temptation is owing to our allowing lust to lead us. JAM 1:14-15.
A. Lust by definition is pleasure, delight, desire. These are emotions.
B. Remember that lust is deceitful. EPH 4:22.
C. Remember that the trio of trouble is “...the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the
pride of life...” (1JO 2:16).
D. Lust is a con-artist's friend by which he reels in his catch. 2TI 3:6.
II. The danger of being led by the lusts of the flesh...