Everyone in my life has ever been subjected to one or another temptation, regardless of age, gender or religious beliefs.Let's try to figure out what it is, what is their nature and how they threaten humans.Also, we talk about how not to succumb to temptation.
meaning
you interested?So, what is the temptation?This concept is most closely associated with the religious, moral and ethical person.Temptations - is, above all, a test of man by his moral and religious beliefs.This is a test of strength of his faith.Temptations - is the urge to sin, to the forbidden, to betray his principles and ideals.This anti-religious behavior.For a non-religious person, but conscientious, for such is often the temptation to be taken against their conscience, against certain social norms of behavior.Meaning of the word "temptation" in most cases negative.Positives are few and they are unlikely to exist.Now that you know what the word "temptation".
Examples
The most vivid illustration of the temptations we can find in those or other sacred religious books.Probably a lot of people know about them.The most famous examples are, perhaps, the temptation of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and Jesus Christ, the devil in the desert.In the first case, people have violated the prohibition of God, for which he had been expelled from paradise and became mortal and prone to sin, in the second case, the very God, being in the human body, was tempted by Satan as a mere mortal and proudly stood the test, thus showingthat person needs to fight against temptations.Examples are present in other religious teachings.Thus, according to Buddhism, the Buddha was tempted by Mara the god of death.
Temptations come from ...
Whoever irreligious, often says that a person gives in to the temptations only by certain circumstances in life.What exactly is life itself makes a person to drown your conscience, to steal, to circumvent the law, adultery ... but you never know, there are various temptations!Man is a religious say that there are some of the temptations of "dark forces".They are tempted.For each person selected by his own temptations aimed at what people are most susceptible.Temptations come from the devil, but the affliction God to man himself once again convinced of his weakness, the need to be constantly with God, in need of God's help.
What are the temptations
briefly tell you about them.Almost all kinds of temptations aimed at supporting the "external person" in the fight against the "inner man": the temptation of civilization, power, wealth, fame, "exceptional."They are very much ... But do not confuse these kinds of temptations, trials which sends people to the Lord.Because, as we have said, they do not come from God, but with his connivance.
Why do people give in to temptation
Man is by nature weak and unstable.Throughout his life he kept changing, and if it does not change, be sure to adjust their life views and principles.This process is influenced by a variety of things, people, situations.From books to read acts of friends.From the behavior of friends and relatives to the terrible loss of life.And it is often the temptation ... to humans is also an opportunity to learn something new and unknown.Find out more about what he just heard, I can be seen, but did not.Yes, he knows that in theory it is bad, but what is the practice?After all, man is also very curious ... Forbidden almost always seductive and attractive.It gets into the human consciousness often when there (intentionally or not) good and morality begin to dominate everywhere.Temptations people want to take him away from the right path and once again prove its weakness.
brief history
person subjected to temptation from time immemorial.During the existence of homo sapiens, ie human reason, people have been, are and will be exposed to the temptations.That is his nature.History knows many examples of temptation, not only individuals, but even entire peoples and countries.When one country with its population almost entirely supports the idea of the rule and the rule of superiority over others.In the Middle Ages the rulers were also tempted by his power: you can easily burn the man at the stake just because he somehow did not please the powers that be.In the days of the ancient world rulers waged war because of his pride and vanity, lured by the same power, and wealth, and position.And in our time, as we can see, almost nothing has changed.
recall favorite books ...
temptations Examples can be found in almost every literary work.This, for example, "Faust" by Goethe, "The Master and Margarita" by Bulgakov, "The Thorn Birds" by Colleen McCullough and others.Very often, the temptation - this is the reason the story ties and further developments.Reading the book, which is the theme of temptation, and the reader often thinks of his life reinterprets it and draw conclusions.
What modern man is exposed to the temptations
modern world - is a dynamically developing organism, but with the old, even ancient, disease.Diseases that thrive in the new century with renewed vigor, sometimes to try a new guise.And then there are many reasons.This intensified faith in the power of the man himself, in the invincibility and infallibility of science, indent from morality, dismissive attitude to the lessons of history, the precepts of ancestors, traditions, and it is a cardinal revision of life and traditional foundations of society towards wealth.Modern man is still subject to all the temptations that existed before, but the whole dynamic of the world for a person to develop other, hitherto unknown.Which, however, are directed back to the same goal: to eclipse the spiritual excommunication of man from God.Therefore, the word "temptation" is relevant at all times.
benefits of civilization
appearance of such creature comforts as cellular communications, Internet and the like, in addition to a variety of positive and indisputable mineral properties, has also a negative properties.And if first we politely dispense in this article by the party on the second certainly we will direct our attention.
hard not to notice them.Modern man has become so accustomed to the Internet and a mobile phone that without them can not imagine its existence, as once without walking on the Sunday service every week, or without reading some entertaining book for the night.You can answer that prayer ceremony there on the Internet and you can read them yourself;in fact, as an interesting book.And everything else ... There's the social networks, where all friends at once in one place, and all directories, all the information ... Here, you and a bunch of exclusion of materials that without the Internet so easily and you will not find ... Well,they do not see them, if all around, all at your fingertips?But it is necessary to introduce, at least for a moment, what will happen with the current person, if he has to take on and off the Internet.How long it will last?If a man take mobile communications?He remembers how to do without them, without these blessings?Would he be willing on occasion to give up many amenities offered by civilization?It is these benefits in people too lazy to produce.It is worth considering ... Sitting in the office at the computer and lazy clicking of a computer mouse called the work.Very often, such a person becomes simply too lazy to even unusual or run, to somehow to stretch his body.In short, there is the temptation of the new century.Temptation of civilization, life and light fast profit.
Temptations all ages ...
Whatever people everywhere as the age, the temptation to pursue it.Take as an example of first child.It would seem that the baby - this being, which does not yet have his life position;which is only intuitively distinguish between good and evil ... But it is subject to temptation!He, for example, parents have forbidden to eat more sweets than necessary.But the child wants.And he thought that "the time is impossible, but very desirable, it can be" climbed into the closet and took them without asking, yet parents do not see.Yes, he would do after the guilty whiny eyes, she says that "more is not so," but ... the temptation to eat sweet was higher than fear of violating the ban parent.Next, take the example of female high moral principles.Who knows how it should behave in society, according to the norms of morality and etiquette.But here's the paradox: it is somehow at one point does the opposite.And even myself can not explain why ... What is called "the devil has beguiled."Also, their behavior sometimes can not explain man, say, forty years old, once a model family man and a great man, a reliable friend ... but suddenly departed from his wife and children to a totally strange woman, with barely a sign.I should add that in old age a person will definitely have their temptations.
Fighting Temptations
As has been said, man is weak by nature.That is why he allowed near the temptation to themselves to such a short distance from which they can beat him precisely.And fall.To fight them, we need, above all, persistent and unshakable principles of faith.Someone believes in God, someone in his conscience.Unbelievers can advise to be afraid of the law, know that sooner or later before the conscience, or to state law will have to answer.A believer ... And believers in moments of temptation is hard to pray and ask for help who it allows to temptation and that about him and about his strength not forget crave tempters.And the fear of the Creator and the Last Judgment, too, has not changed.Therefore, let us reflect on the issue and will continue to temptation more cautious in their thoughts, words and deeds.Be careful.Temptations man - is a kind of test that you need to stand with our heads held high.
Do not forget also that the temptation may be to meet a man at every step, from minor to global.To succumb to the temptation - is to make a huge mistake.So let your conscience is always clear.God bless you from all kinds of troubles and temptations!
