Title: Right Response to Sexual Temptation: Flee!
Meta: People ask, "What am I supposed to do if I am in the midst of, or being tempted by sexual immorality?" And the Bible has one simple, clear word: flee! Run away! It's not the time to witness. It's not the time to understand the other person. It is the time to run away!
Tags: 2 Timothy 2:22,temptation,sin,lust

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People always say,

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"What am I supposed to do if I am in the midst of

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or being tempted by sexual immorality?"

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And the Bible has one, simple, clear word:

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flee!

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Run away!

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It's not the time to witness.

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It's not the time to engage in a conversation.

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It's not the time to understand the other person.

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It is the time to run away!

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It is time to run!

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You ought to leave clothing behind like Joseph did

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when he was being seduced by Potiphar's wife

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and he ran even though she grabbed on to his coat.

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He ran!

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Even though he looked guilty in the process,

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he ran!

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Because the right answer to sexual immorality

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is not sticking around to see if you can beat this thing.

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You can't beat this thing.

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You run.

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You turn your eyes.

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You turn your gaze.

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You run away from that place.

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You get off of that web site.

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You get off of that computer.

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You sell your computer if you need be.

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"That sounds harsh."

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You cut off your hand,

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you gouge out your eye.

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You get rid of impurity.

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You do whatever it takes.

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Oh the thought of ruining my wife's trust

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and my children's security.

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For one moment of lustful pleasure.

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Don't even get close.

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Run away.

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If your spouse says there is temptation.

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Do not respond to them by despising them.

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Because nobody is above this temptation.

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First Corinthians 7 says we shouldn't despise each other when there is temptation.

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We should come together when there is temptation.

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Do not think that modesty is some legalism.

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Modesty is just the acknowledgment that our bodies

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have the power to intoxicate other people.

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And so we cover our bodies.

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All the way.

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We don't show people part of breast.

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That's insanity!

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We cover ourselves up to walk in modesty

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so that there is a purity among the people of God.

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None of that is legalism.

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That's the fact that our Father wants to be worshiped

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in spirit and in truth.

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And because He wants to be worshiped in spirit and in truth

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we run away from any sexual relationship

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that would not display Christ and the church.

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And we understand, if we are single

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we should surrounded ourselves with people will encourage us.

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We understand that if we are married

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we need to surround ourselves with people who will encourage us.

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And we know that our spouse needs to be our ally,

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in that fight.

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So I can't encourage enough.

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The Bible clearly, He says here

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that God's people are to be a people of sexual purity.