2 Peter 2:13. It seems simple to say, but you cannot overcome guilt if you continue to take pleasure in what you know is wrong. When you feel guilty about doing something, this feeling of guilt is there for a reason. Guilt is not the spoiler of the party, it is really God telling you and showing you that you need to go to the next level.

1 Peter 1:14: The Bible tells us that we can overcome temptation by being obedient to God (1 Peter 1:14, “As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance”). Temptation is something that we know is wrong, but our flesh wants to do it anyway. Temptation usually comes in the form of material things such as money, food, sex, and so on.

The illustration of How an Eskimo Kills a Wolf provides us an example of how easy it is for us to be consumed by lust. In the story Paul Harvey explains how an Eskimo kills a wolf. The Eskimo does this be putting several layers of blood on a sharp knife. The wolf then comes and licks the knife.

James 1:14. The prime example of human weakness is the lust that is inside ourselves. The basic definition of lust is having a self-absorbed desire for an object, person, or experience. Lust tempts every person. No one is immune from the thoughts of lust. Lust weaken us because it draws us away from God.

1 Timothy 6:9. Letting money and wealth control us is an example of human weakness. Wealth in itself is not bad. It is how we think about it and what we do with it. Humans are weak when it comes to money and wealth. It is so easy to get caught up in lusting after money. When this happens, we are basically letting money control us.

Summary of Joshua 7. Joshua 7 tells us the story of Achan's sin and judgment. Secretly Achan had taken the accursed thing in Jericho in disobedience to God. God was angry with the children of Israel for Achan's sin. Joshua continued with the conquest of the Promise Land and sent men from Jericho to conquerer the country of Ai. Joshua's army soon fled from the men of Ali in defeat.

Bible Summary. Not accepting personal responsibility for your sin, separates you from God. Accepting personal responsibility for our actions is a big thing to God. Once you know that you have sinned and are willing to accept personal responsibility for your sin, you need to follow through on your responsibility.

Summary of 1st Timothy 6. 1st Timothy 6 tells us to be faithful and to honor God by serving others as Jesus has taught us. Be wary of anyone that teaches contrary to Jesus' doctrine. To be godly is to be content. Beware of riches as they are a temptation. The love of money is the root of all evil. We must fight the good fight of faith and lay hold on to eternal life.

Genesis 3 tells us the story of original sin. Original sin started in the Garden of Evil where the serpent tempted Adam and Eve to sin against God. They did this by being disobedient to God by eating of the tree of good and evil. As a result of this disobedience, God cursed the serpent, Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve knew shame and were driven from the Garden of Eden.

Ephesians 5:3. Fornication may seem like a harsh word to describe the act of two people living together before marriage, but it is the truth. A common definition of fornication is “voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other”. This definition makes fornication and living together seem like something that is not that bad.

Genesis 25:26: Jacob, the father of the twelve tribes of Israel, started his life as a scam artist. The name Jacob means “heel-catcher, supplanter, cheater, defrauder, deceiver”. Jacob received his name at birth when his mother gave birth to both him and his brother Esau. Jacob's brother was the first born, but Jacob was gripping Esau's heel as he came out of the womb.

Ecclesiates 5:10: A consumption economy's only purpose is to consume goods and services. From a Biblical perspective this is vanity. This is a purpose that can never be satisfied.

Bible Summary. The Bible has a lot to say about adultery. The Bible says that adultery starts sweet but ends in bitterness. The Bible defines adultery as “…lying with a woman married to an husband…” . The Bible advises us that adultery is one of the works of the flesh as is murder, heresies, and hatred.

Summary. The Bible tells us to not make consumption the center of our lives. We need to be focused on giving of ourselves, both materially and spiritually, instead of being obsessed with consuming things. We are suppose to balance our use of God's resources to bring increase and at the same time preserve God's resources for His future purposes and future generations.

Mark 4:19. Our consumer society is choking the Word of God.