#668: On Not Resisting (some) Temptation
TLDR: Sometimes we should stay and fight.
It is commonplace in Christian circles to suggest that we should flee temptation, for obvious reasons: the Bible seems to explicitly tell us to and anyone susceptible to a sin who does not flee the occasion for it might legitimately be described as a “fool.” I do not intend to contradict such counsel, at least when it comes to temptations to engage in a…
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