TEMPTATION
Thompson Chain Reference (1934)
(A) MISCELLANEOUS TOPICS
(1) Satan the Chief Agent in
(2) Voluntary entering into
(3) Encouragement to those in the Midst of
(B) TEMPTATION OF CHRIST
(C) YIELDING TO TEMPTATION
- The Lure of Forbidden Fruit
- The Lure of Fertile Fields
- The Lure of Appetite
- The Lure of Silver and Gold
- The Lure of Women
- The Lure of Ambition
(D) RESISTING TEMPTATION
(1) Examples of
- Abraham, by Refusing a Reward
- Elisha, by Reusing Payment for Healing
- Job, by rejecting Evil Counsel
- The Rechabites and Daniel, by Refusing Wine
- Christ, by refusing Worldly Honour
- Peter, by Refusing a Bribe
(2) The Duty of Resisting
(E) TEMPTATION TO DECEIT
(F) SPECIAL SOURCES OF
(1) Worldly Snares
- False Gods
- Sinful Covenants
- Silver and Gold
- Evil Associations
- Idolatry
- Broken vows
- Friendship with violent men
- Scoffing
- Avarice
(2) Enticers
(3) Seducers
(4) Evil Companionships
- Injured Lot
- A Detriment to Israel
- A Snare to Jehoshaphat
- Devoured the strength of Ephraim
- Corrupt good morals
Torrey's New Topical Textbook
God cannot be the subject of
Does not come from God
The devil is the author of
Evil associates, the instruments of
To distrust of God's providence
To presumption
To worshipping the god of this world
Often strengthened by the perversion of God's word
Always conformable to the nature of man
Often ends in sin and perdition
God will not suffer saints to be exposed to, beyond their powers to bear
God will make a way for saints to escape out of
God enables the saints to bear
God knows how to deliver saints out of
Christ keeps faithful saints from the hour of
Saints may be in heaviness through
The devil will renew
Has strength through the weakness of the flesh
Mere professors fall away in time of
Blessedness of those who meet and overcome
COMES FROM
OFTEN ARISES THROUGH
Poverty
Prosperity
Worldly glory
PERMITTED AS A TRIAL OF
CHRIST
Endured, from the devil
Endured, from the wicked
Resisted by the word of God
Overcame
Sympathises with those under
Is able to help those under
Intercedes for his people under
SAINTS SHOULD
Resist, in faith
Watch against
Pray to be kept from
Not to occasion, to others
Restore those overcome by
Avoid the way of
Exemplified
Eve
Joseph
Balaam
Achan
David
Jeroboam
Peter
Paul
General scriptures concerning
A TEST
Prayer against being led into
Abraham leads Pharaoh
Abimelech
Balak tempts Balaam
The old prophet of Beth-el, the prophet of Judah
Gideon leads the people of Israel into sin
Jeroboam leads the northern kingdom (Israel) into
RESISTANCE TO
Adam and Eve
Sarah, to lie
Isaac, to lie
Jacob, to defraud Esau
Balaam
Achan
David, to commit adultery
To count the nation of Israel
Solomon, to become an idolater through the influences of his wives
The prophet of Judah
Hezekiah
Peter