Exposing Satan's Playbook The Perry Stone

tempter had tempted you, and our labor might be in vain. As believers, it is important that we never judge others based upon the temptations and pressures they face. When we judge others, we are then subject to experiencing the same difficulties they are encountering. Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. —G ALATIANS 6:1 Among the differences between a test and a temptation, the one difference is that the test God sends our way will eventually have a conclusion, but the temptations of Satan will never end as long as we live in a fleshly body. When Christ was tempted during His forty-day fast, Satan departed from Him, but only “until an opportune time” (Luke 4:13). T HREE M AIN I NSTRUCTIONS R ELATED TO T EMPTATION There are three important instructions related to temptation. 1. Watch and pray against temptation. In the Gospels the word watch has three general meanings.