An enticed person…

It is written in James 1:13-15: “Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.”

To entice is to attract by bait. When someone is enticed, you can tell him to not take something but he will do it anyway until he burns his hands. Once he has taken a direction, whatever you do to bring him back to the right track, he will still stubbornly not listen and move forward until he falls into a pit; and then he will say he didn’t know. He moves forwards without brakes. That’s what happened to Judas Iscariot. The Lord JESUS-CHRIST warned his disciples in these words: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.” (John 13:21). Nevertheless, Judas already had a direction fixed in his mind and nothing could stop him.

Extract.MOGNestorToukea.22-25/12/2011