The Way of EscapeThe Way of Escape

1 Cor. 10:13

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

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“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escapeway to escape,, that ye may be able to bear it.”

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Need a way to escape from danger

1 Pet. 5:8 “...devil walketh about...” Ezk. 18:4 “...soul that sinneth, it

shall die.”

Rom. 6:23 “...wages of sin is death.”

Jn. 17:15

I. GOD PROVIDES A WAY OF ESCAPE

God is faithful – dependable Never tempted above what we are

able to bear God provides a way to escape from

every temptation

II. WE MUST DESIRE TO ESCAPE

Must want to escape Joseph - Gen. 39 = fled from sin David – II Sam. 11 – called for sin Jas. 1:13-15 Ps. 1:1-2

III. WE MUST FOLLOW THE WAY OF ESCAPE

Way of escape must be safeWay of escape must be safe Go from one sin to another which

we consider to be smaller!!! “They could be doing something

worse”Not a way of escapeNot a way of escape

III. WE MUST FOLLOW THE WAY OF ESCAPE

1. DRINKING ALCOHOL1. DRINKING ALCOHOL A way of escapeA way of escape Desire to escape – Gal. 5:21Desire to escape – Gal. 5:21 Causes much hurt – Pr.23:20-21Causes much hurt – Pr.23:20-21 Abstain Abstain Drinking makes you a sinner !!!Drinking makes you a sinner !!!

III. WE MUST FOLLOW THE WAY OF ESCAPE

2. CURSING2. CURSING A way of escapeA way of escape Desire to escape – Mt. 12:37Desire to escape – Mt. 12:37 Controls tongue – Jas. 1:26Controls tongue – Jas. 1:26 Set a watch – Ps. 141:3 Set a watch – Ps. 141:3

III. WE MUST FOLLOW THE WAY OF ESCAPE

3. SEXUAL SINS3. SEXUAL SINS A way of escapeA way of escape Desire to escape – Gal. 5:19Desire to escape – Gal. 5:19 For marriage – Heb. 13:4For marriage – Heb. 13:4 Jude 7Jude 7

III. WE MUST FOLLOW THE WAY OF ESCAPE

4. PORNOGRAPHY4. PORNOGRAPHY A way of escapeA way of escape Desire to escape – Matt. 5:28Desire to escape – Matt. 5:28 FleeFlee 1 Thes. 5:22 “Abstain from all 1 Thes. 5:22 “Abstain from all

appearance of evil”appearance of evil”

WE ALL FACE TEMPTATIONWE ALL FACE TEMPTATION

God provides a way of escape – 1 Cor. 10:13

We must find the way of escape Follow God’s way – not Satan’s

way

Psalms 119:11

• “Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.”

The Way of EscapeThe Way of Escape

By Arthur PigmanEvans Church of ChristEvans, GeorgiaSunday Evening – 2 May 2004