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The Temptation to Shift, Part 1 (TMF:2574)

Thursday, March 20, 2025
Peace to Live By The Temptation to Shift, Part 1 (TMF:2574) - Daniel Litton
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       How we behave, then, and what we do, could have a direct impact on the importance of our careers in the next life. And, going back to social status, remember the other familiar passage: “Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:19, 20, ESV). Having said all that, let’s not miss the last part of the verse, which says, “not shifting from the hope of the gospel that you heard.” The temptation to shift. For sure, there are a lot of those temptations, aren’t there? Why, this was the ploy, or enticement, that Satan laid out before Jesus at his time of tempting. Recall? Satan presented Jesus with the ability to have all the kingdoms of the world right then and there. No wait. No cross (assuming Jesus had knowledge about the cross at that point in time). If we say he did, think how tempting that would of been.