If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for someone’s blood, let’s waylay some harmless soul;
let’s swallow them alive, like the grave, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;
we will get all sorts of valuable things and fill our houses with plunder;
throw in your lot with us, and we will share a common purse”- Proverbs 1:11-14

Have you ever noticed that it’s very easy to give in to temptation (and possibly justifying it by saying that God will forgive)? Think about it. It’s almost always easier to give in to temptation than it is to resist. There is very little in the world that would teach us to resist. In fact, you’ll hear things like this from well-meaning people:

“Everyone else is doing it.”
“It won’t hurt.”
“Nobody will ever know.”
“What’s the harm?”
“It doesn’t hurt to just look.”

We’ve heard all those excuses at one time or another, and they are all wrong.

But fortunately, “…because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.” 1 John 4:4

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it. 1 Corinthians 10:12-13