21 Sin Nature / Temptation
SIN NATURE / TEMPTATION - no mention of satan / the devil or demons.
(see Sources of Evil, Testing Humanity section)
Sin Nature / Source of moral evil Man – man’s evil is sin, he is not God.
Gen. 6:5 Every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Gen 8:21 For the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth.
1 Sam. 24:13 Out of the wicked comes forth wickedness.
Ps. 7:14 Behold, the wicked man conceives evil.
Ps. 51:5 I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Eccl. 7:20 There is not a righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Isa. 53:6 We like sheep have gone astray; have turned every one to his own way.
Jer. 8:6 No man repents of his wickedness, Every one turns to his own course.
Jer. 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt.
Jer. 18:12 Will every one act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.
Matt. 15:19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts.
Rom. 1:21 They became futile in their thinking their senseless minds, darkened.
Rom. 3:23 All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.
Rom. 5:12 Through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin,
and so death spread to all men, because all sinned
Rom. 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners.
Rom. 8:7-8 For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God.
1 Jn. 5:19 The whole world is in the power of the evil one. (i.e.. sin personified)
Temptation – comes from within our heart, sin nature, the real devil.
Gen. 3 Adam and Eve tempted by their own lusts. (Ja. 1:14-15; 1 Jn. 2:16)
(Notice: Adam never talks to the snake)
Ps. 12:2 Utters lies to his neighbor flattering lips a double heart they speak.
Ps. 41:6 He utters empty words, while his heart gathers mischief.
Jer. 16:12 Every one of you follows his stubborn evil will.
Jer. 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately corrupt.
Eccl. 9:3 The hearts of men are full of evil, madness their hearts while they live. Matt. 5:28 Every one who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed
adultery with her in his heart.
Matt. 15:18-19 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and
this defiles a man.
Mk. 7:21-23 For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts.
Lk. 6:45 The good man out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and
the evil man out of his evil treasure produces evil; for out of the
abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Rom. 7:11 For sin, deceived me and by it killed me. (not satan/devil or demons)
Rom. 7:13 It was sin, working death in me.
Rom. 7:20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is sin which dwells within me.
Ja. 1:13 God cannot be tempted with evil and he himself tempts no one.
Ja. 1:14 But each person is tempted when lured and enticed by his own desire.
Ja. 1:15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin; and sin when it is
full-grown brings forth death.
Eph. 4:22 Put off your old nature…is corrupt through deceitful lusts.
Heb. 3:13 That none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
Ja. 4:1 Is it not your passions that are at war within your members?
1 Jn. 2:16 The world, the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and the pride of life.
Man led into temptation by God – (Ja 1:13) God does not tempt.
Matt. 4:1 Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted.
Matt. 6:13 And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Mk. 1:12-13 Immediately the Spirit impelled Him, forty days being tempted.
Lk. 4:2 Was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted.
Lk. 11:4 Jesus, teaching us to pray to God. “Lead us not into temptation.”
1 Cor. 10:13 God will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able.
