Proverbs 1:10-19 My son, if sinners entice you, consent you not.… There are two classes of temptations — the superficial and the subterraneous — those aboveground, those underground. If a man could see sin as it is, he would no more embrace it than he would embrace a leper. I want to point out the insidious temptations that are assailing more especially our young men. The only kind of nature comparatively free from temptation, so far as I can judge, is the cold, hard, stingy, mean temperament. What would Satan do with such a man if he got him? Satan is not anxious to get a man who, after a while, may dispute with him the realm of everlasting meanness. It is the generous young man, the ardent young man, the warm- hearted young man, the social young man that is in especial peril. 1. The first class of temptations that assault a young man is led on by the sceptic. He will not admit he is an infidel or atheist. Oh, no! he is a "free- thinker"; he is one of your "liberal" men; he is free and easy in religion. 2. The second class of insidious temptations that come upon our young men is led on by the dishonest employer. 3. Temptations to drink. (T. De Witt Talmage.) Parallel Verses KJV: My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. |
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