Flee From Idolatry

1 Corinthians 10:12-14 – Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.


1 Corinthians 1:9 - God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Hebrews 6:9 - Though we speak in this way, yet in your case, beloved, we feel sure of better things—things that belong to salvation.

1 Peter 2:11 - Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.

Jude 3 - Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.

Exodus 32:6 - And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.

Application:

· Temptation in itself is not sin. Yielding to the temptation is sin. I have been enabled to resist the temptation to sin.
· God may be trusted to do what He has promised. He will keep me strong to the end.
· Am I fleeing from idolatry?
· Is my life changed? Is there evidence of regeneration?
· Am I separated from the corruption of this world? Am I yielding to the world’s destructive sinful desires?
· Am I contending for the gospel and all its implications?
· Do I tend toward idolatry?

All Scripture verses taken from ESV