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To: DJ MacWoW

Definition”

tempt, temptation:
(1) To induce or entice a person to sin

(2) to arouse desire in, to attract

sin:
Rebellion against God; falling short of or deviation from standards established by God

- Revell Bible Dictionary

temptation:
(1) The act of tempting; enticing to evil by arguments, by flatery; or by the offer of some real or apparent good.

(2) Solicitation of the passions; enticements to evil proceeding from the prospect of pleasure or advantage

sin:
(1) The voluntary departure of a moral agent from a known rule of rectitude or duty, prescribed by God, etc.....

Websters 1828 Dictionary


197 posted on 08/12/2010 11:23:48 AM PDT by This Just In
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To: This Just In

And? Just being predisposed to it does not mean you are in sin if you resist.


198 posted on 08/12/2010 11:26:19 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (If Bam is the answer, the question was stupid.)
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