Overcoming temptation
The Garden of Eden
Genesis 2:8-9, 15-17; 3:1-6
Overcoming temptation
The Garden of Eden
Genesis 2:8-9, 15-17; 3:1-6
What Adam and Eve did wrong:
1) They tried to see how close they could
get to sin without sinning.
Overcoming temptation
The Garden of Eden
Genesis 2:8-9, 15-17; 3:1-6
What Adam and Eve did wrong:
1) They tried to see how close they could
get to sin without sinning.
2) They overestimated their strength to
resist temptation.
Overcoming temptation
The Garden of Eden
Genesis 2:8-9, 15-17; 3:1-6
What Adam and Eve did wrong:
1) They tried to see how close they could
get to sin without sinning.
2) They overestimated their strength to
resist temptation.
3) They chose short-term satisfaction over
long-term negative consequences.
Overcoming temptation
The Garden of Gethsemane
Matthew 26:36-50
Overcoming temptation
The Garden of Gethsemane
Matthew 26:36-50
What Jesus did right:
1) He knew the battle (temptation) would
never stop. He was always ready.
Overcoming temptation
The Garden of Gethsemane
Matthew 26:36-50
What Jesus did right:
1) He knew the battle (temptation) would
never stop. He was always ready.
2) He asked God and others to help Him.
Overcoming temptation
The Garden of Gethsemane
Matthew 26:36-50
What Jesus did right:
1) He knew the battle (temptation) would
never stop. He was always ready.
2) He asked God and others to help Him.
3) He was absolutely committed to, “Thy
will, not My will.”