Ask the Counselor: What's the Difference Between Temptation and Sin?

What's the Difference Between Temptation and Sin?

For those who are coming out of sexual sin it is very difficult to separate temptation from sin. When someone is living a life of rebellion against God, temptation and sin seem inseparable. So, is there really a difference between the two? Can someone be falling into temptation and still fight through to avoid sin?

There are many examples in the bible of those who avoided temptation and never gave into sin. We are told that Jesus himself was tempted, yet he never sinned. For those who are seeking freedom from the bondage of sexual sin, this is a very important and very pertinent topic.

In this episode, Jim Lewis leads us through the lives of a few biblical characters and points out the differences in both their responses to temptation and what, for some, lead them from temptation into sin.

Jim Lewis is a Biblical Counselor for Pure Life Ministries. He received a B.A. in Religion from Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, FL and both the M.Div. and Ph.D. degrees from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY. Dr. Lewis served as a pastor for 30 years.

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