In Proverbs 7:6-23, we read about how the young man, who was void of understanding, was seduced by a married woman and committed fornication. While the young man was passing through the streets he met a (married) woman with the attire of an harlot and subtil of heart. She caught him and kissed him and with her much fair speech she caused him to yield, con el halago de sus labios lo obligó. The young man went after her straightway, as an ox goes to the slaughter, o como un tonto a la corrección del cepo; till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hates to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life. And just like this young man, who was void of understanding, there are many Christians, who are void of understand and through their ignorance are tempted and goes the same way, not knowing that their decission can mean the end.
The unwise young man was seduced by the flattering lips of the woman with the attire of an harlot
Porque en la ventana de mi casa miré a través de mi ventana, Y contemplado entre los simples, discerní entre los jóvenes, un joven sin entendimiento, Pasando por la calle cerca de su esquina; y se fue camino a su casa, En el crepúsculo, Por la tarde, en la noche negra y oscura: Y, Mirad, Le salió al encuentro una mujer vestida de ramera., y sutil de corazon. (Ella es ruidosa y terca.; sus pies no permanecen en su casa: Ahora ella esta sin, ahora en las calles, y acecha en cada esquina.)
Entonces ella lo atrapó, y lo besé, y con cara de descaro le dijo, Tengo ofrendas de paz conmigo.; este día he pagado mis votos.
Por eso salí a tu encuentro, diligentemente para buscar tu rostro, y te he encontrado. He adornado mi cama con tapices, con trabajos tallados, con lino fino de Egipto. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, áloe, y canela.
Venir, llenémonos de amor hasta la mañana: consolémonos con amores. Porque el buen hombre no está en casa., él ha hecho un largo viaje: Ha llevado consigo una bolsa de dinero, y regresará a casa el día señalado.
Con su discurso tan justo le hizo ceder., con el halago de sus labios lo obligó.
Él va tras ella inmediatamente, como el buey va al matadero, o como un tonto a la corrección del cepo; Hasta que un dardo atravesó su hígado; as a bird hastes to the snare, and knows not that it is for his life (Proverbios 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; Christians, 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, but go their own way (Leer también: Obedience to God)..
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 (temporary) 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 (for a while).
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, through the Word of God, and walk after the Spirit. 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 rule over them.
Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh (Gal 5:16)
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