“For at the window of my house I have looked out through my lattice, and I have seen among the simple, I have perceived among the youths, a young man lacking sense, passing along the street near her corner, taking the road to her house in the twilight, in the evening, at the time of night and darkness.” (Proverbs 7:6-9, ESV)

Just as we saw last time that our temptations to sin are common to us all – so all of our temptations have common elements to them. Here again, getting some understanding of these matters in a detailed fashion becomes a necessary weapon in waging the battle.

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One of the most useful tools put at our disposal in God’s Word for aiding us in the battle against indwelling sin – is the unmasking of Temptation’s tactics in Proverbs 7.

So much of this battle is rooted in argumentation. Our lusts and desires raise arguments for why they ought to be left alone, and indulged when they cry out. We need to understand how seductive and calculating Temptation is. The wisdom of thinking and contemplating regularly, soberly and accurately about Temptation cannot be overstated.

The battle is in the mind. The more right thinking the Believer can get, the more truth we can have at our disposal, the less likely we are to be deceived – even by ourselves. If we are not informed, watching and prepared, we will be sitting ducks.

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