You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Now if your right eye is causing you to sin, tear it out and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. And if your right hand is causing you to sin, cut it off and throw it away from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.
Matthew 5:27-30
The response to temptation is not to remove another person’s ability to tempt you but remove your ability to succumb to it.
Prayer
Father, Guide us away from temptation. When we do encounter opportunities for sin, help us to recognize our own responsibility and to rely on the fruit of the Spirit that is self control, realizing that comes from you. Amen.
Ethan Kirl
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