Common

1 Corinthians 10:13a says: No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.

There is a very common temptation that you will see on TV, in magazines, on the internet, at school and basically anywhere that you go. Sometimes people avoid talking about it because it can be awkward, but Proverbs 2:16-22 doesn't avoid the subject; it's very clear. Remember that the goal of Proverbs is to tell you wise things that make your life easier; this area is no exception.

"Sex sells" is the motto that many TV shows take; Proverbs takes to opposite stance and says that it "leads down to death." Sex was created by God not to be perverted like the world has done. Sex before marriage leads to places that you don't want to be, and the wise man or woman, boy or girl will avoid it entirely. Since that path "leads down to death" we have to learn to take our thoughts captive and never start going down that path. That means that we stay away from the things that will lead us in that direction: the things that we fill our minds with.

- How are we taught to overcome temptations such as these?

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