That’s good. Temptation is a problem common to everyone. Hopefully he/they recognize it as a “weakness” that needs to be worked on (dealt with) everyday. The Lord’s Prayer addresses this with “Lead us NOT into temptation.” The Prayer also deals what their “short cuts” may lead to with “… but deliver us from evil.”
There was some comedy movie, many years ago, about a monk who apparently was either kleptomaniac or simply a crook. I didn’t get around to watching it, and don’t recall the title or star. The summary in the (print) ad stuck in my mind, though: “This is Brother __. Lead him not into temptation, for he’s sure to follow.”
Speaking of whether or not God leads us into temptation, consider what God did here with Jesus: Matthew 4:1 “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”
oldpine52 almost 3 years ago
Was it Oscar Wilde who said,“I can resist anything except temptation”?
Doug K almost 3 years ago
That’s good. Temptation is a problem common to everyone. Hopefully he/they recognize it as a “weakness” that needs to be worked on (dealt with) everyday. The Lord’s Prayer addresses this with “Lead us NOT into temptation.” The Prayer also deals what their “short cuts” may lead to with “… but deliver us from evil.”
Count Olaf Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Sounds like a senior citizen on their was to the casino.
uniquename almost 3 years ago
They don’t need to be led. They do the leading.
DHBirr almost 3 years ago
There was some comedy movie, many years ago, about a monk who apparently was either kleptomaniac or simply a crook. I didn’t get around to watching it, and don’t recall the title or star. The summary in the (print) ad stuck in my mind, though: “This is Brother __. Lead him not into temptation, for he’s sure to follow.”
KEA almost 3 years ago
Here’s a rule I recommend: Never practice two vices at once. — Tallulah Bankhead
raybarb44 almost 3 years ago
Most of us also know sadly, but that knowledge should actually help us avoid temptation…..
greenlynn Premium Member almost 3 years ago
I have long thought that this phrase in the prayer needs revision.
thejanith Premium Member almost 3 years ago
Love it! Absolutely classic humor. Thanks for the laugh. Great way to start a day.
Richard S Russell Premium Member almost 3 years ago
“Yield to temptation. It may not pass your way again.” —Lazarus Long (actually Robert A. Heinlein)
schaefer jim almost 3 years ago
In my wayward youth, I knew the shortcuts and was at times the leader of the one boy pack.
SKYSWIM almost 3 years ago
Speaking of whether or not God leads us into temptation, consider what God did here with Jesus: Matthew 4:1 “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”
WilliamMedlock almost 3 years ago
I am reminded of the phrase, “Wholesale sinning.” And to think, all my life I’ve paid list price.
Up Your's almost 3 years ago
Good one.