Eaha te auraa o te mau Proverbs 7? I roto i te mau ohipa 7 we read about a young man, who was seduced by a married woman, who had the attire of a harlot and was subtle of heart, and committed fornication. The young man is compared to an ox, who went for the slaughter, because that’s what sin does. The Bible warns, but it’s up to the people to listen and obey the words of God. Just like this young man, who was void of understanding, E rave rahi mau kerisetiano, who are void of understanding and through their ignorance they are tempted and go the same way, not knowing that their decision can mean the end.
The unwise young man was seduced by the fair speech and flattering lips of the woman with the attire of a harlot
Ua hi'o noa vau na roto i to ' u piha i te matapihi o to ' u fare, E ua itehia mai au i rotopu i te feia haehaa, Ua ite au i te feia apî, te hoê taure'are'a aita e maramarama, Te haere ra oia na ni'a i te purumu i piha'i iho i to'na poro; ua haere atura oia i to'na fare, I roto i te ahiahi, i te ahiahi, i roto i te pô ereere e te oto: E, fa'a'ōfa'i, ua farerei oia i te hoê vahine tei ahu i te ahu o te hoê vahine faaturi, e te mafatu. (E mea reo puai oia e te etaeta; Eiaha to'na avae e parahi i roto i to'na fare: I teie nei, aita oia, i ni'a i te mau aroâ, e te ta'i nei i te mau poro atoa.)
Ua hopu atura oia ia ' na, e te ani nei ia'na, e ua parau atu ratou ia'na ma te mata ino, Te vai ra to'u mau ô no te hau; Ua aufau au i ta'u mau fafauraa i teie mahana.
Na reira vau i haere atu ai e farerei ia oe, ma te itoito no te imi i to oe mata, e ua ite au ia oe. Ua faanehenehe au i to'u moenga i te mau ahu tapo'i, me te mau ohipa i taraihia, e te ahu rinena maitai no Aiphiti. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, e te hinamona.
Haere mai, Ia faaî tatou i to tatou here e tae roa'tu i te poipoi: Ia tamahanahana tatou ia tatou iho na roto i te here. Aita hoi te taata maitai i te fare, Ua haere oia i te hoê tere atea: Ua afa'i oia i te hoê pute moni, e e ho'i mai i te fare i te mahana i faataahia.
Ua turai oia ia ' na ia faarue na roto i ta ' na mau parau arearea rahi, Ua faahepo oia ia'na na roto i te haamahanahanaraa o to'na na utu.
Ua pee oioi atu oia ia'na, mai te puaatoro e haere ra i te taparahiraa, e aore râ, mai te hoê taata maamaa i te faatitiaifaroraa i te mau tao'a; E tae roa ' tu i te taime ua topa te hoê opu i roto i to ' na ate; as a bird hastes to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life (Tau 7:6-23)
The unwise Christians, who don’t keep the words and commandments of the Father and Jesus
This young man, who didn’t have understanding belonged to the simple ones and didn’t keep the commandments and law of his parents. Just like so many unwise Christians; Te mau, who are void of understanding and don’t live according to the Word. They don’t listen to Jesus and keep the teachings of the Father. They don’t do the commandments of the Father and Jesus, A haere râ i to ratou iho e'a (A tai'o atoa: Te mauruuru nei i te Atua)..
A Because they are not led by the Word and don’t walk after the Spirit but are led by thier senses, feelings and emotions and walk after the flesh, they are an easy target for the devil.
As soon as the devil try to tempt them to sin, through vain thoughts, through means of pious and deceptive words of man or through (attractive) seducing people, they are not able to resist and fall into temptation.
Instead of destroying the lies of the devil with the Word of God and resist the temptation, they believe his lies and give into the (Tau'āra'a) pleasures of the flesh and fall, just like the unwise young man, who was tempted by a married woman and commit adultery.
The woman was married, but the unclean spirit of lust that dwelled in her, tempted the unwise young man and persuaded him to commit adultery. Through adultery her lusts were satisfied (Ua; a muri).
How many times are Christians tempted and become apostate or fall, because of the lies and the temptations that come on their way. They could have prevented this from happening, if they would have only believed the words of God and kept His commandments.
The only way to resist temptation is to get understanding, na roto i te Parau a te Atua, e haere i muri a'e i te Varua. Only when you stay obedient to Jesus and walk after the Spirit, you will not give into the temptations of the flesh, but you will A faatere ia ratou.
Haere i roto i te Varua, e eita outou e faatupu i te anaana o te tino (Gal 5:16)
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