![]() ![]() (2 Timothy 2:22) “ Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.“ 2. 4) Young people, if you determine, with God’s help, that you will NEVER do anything in secret that you would not do in the presence of your parents, it will save you many heartaches. She likely got involved in sinful pleasures that she knew would displease her parents, but she did not flee. 3) She was lusting for pleasure and acceptance among her peers. 2) While befriending the ungodly teen girls of Shalem, they introduced her to the ungodly young men of that city. 1) Whether Dinah was naive or rebellious, she chose ungodly friends that led her astray. She lusted for peer acceptance by ungodly friends. Solomon wrote, (Proverbs 4:14) “ Enter not into the path of the wicked, and go not in the way of evil men.” (Proverbs 4:15) “ Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.” (Proverbs 4:20) “ My son, attend to my words incline thine ear unto my sayings.” (Proverbs 4:23) “ Keep thy heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:26) “ Ponder the path of thy feet, and let all thy ways be established.“ b. If we are not clear with our children, when under pressure of lust, they will have no clear words to guide them. 4) We must set strict biblical boundaries for our children (e.g., what they can do, where they can go, what they can say, the kind of friends they can choose, exactly how they must never touch the opposite gender or be touched). It is so easy for parents to become slack or timid about warning and protecting their children from the dangers of the world, the flesh and the devil. 3) Young people may not listen to the clear warnings of their parents, but it is tragic when they have no clear warnings to haunt them. 2) Either her father Jacob foolishly put no restraints on her or she rebelliously ignored them. 1) Worldly social events are no place for an unprotected young woman (or for a young man for that matter). She went out alone seeking worldly pleasures. Dinah lusted for pleasure and acceptance (v.1)Ī.Transition: We are going to examine the lusts of four individuals or groups so that we can learn how to flee from similar lusts. ![]() As we unroll the scroll of Genesis once again, we will find in Genesis 34 a major problem with lust. We each have our OWN personal lust many times, we have more than one lust that constantly pulls us in the direction of sin. Wives often have a lust to control their husbands. Many men have a lust for sexual pleasure or pornography. Young women often have a lust for attention. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” I pointed out that we each have our OWN lust that is unique to us. The Problem of Lust 31 October 2021 PM – Genesis 34 – Gen2021 – Scott Childs Introduction: At our last youth activity, I challenged the young people from (James 1:14-15) “ But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. ![]()
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