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MATCH AGAINST TEMPTATION

Topics: Desires; Hell; Sin; Temptation

References: Proverbs 1:10–17; Titus 2:11–12; 1 John 3:7–10

Muhammad Ali once said that he had come up with a way to resist temptation. Wherever he went, he always carried a small box of matches. “Whenever I go to a party and I’m tempted by a beautiful woman, I simply pull out one of the matches and strike it,” Ali said. “Then I put it out with my fingers and remind myself, ‘Hell is a lot hotter than this.’ ”

—Keith Todd, “Muhammad Ali Faces Temptation,” PreachingToday.com