• “no temptation has overtaken you except what is common to humanity. God is faithful and He will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation He will also provide a way of escape, so that you are able to bear it.” // I corinthians 10:13​​
  • "you say, “I am allowed to do anything”–but not everything is good for you. and even though “i am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.” // I corinthians 6:12
  • “to the jews who had believed him, Jesus said, 'if you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.' they answered him, 'we are abraham’s descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. how can you say that we shall be set free?' Jesus replied, 'very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. so if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” // john 8:31-36
  • "but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own evil desire and enticed. then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." // james 1:14-15
  • "submit yourselves, then, to God. resist the devil, and he will flee from you." // james 4:7
paenitentia vs. true metanoia:
  • "godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. see what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. at every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter." // II corinthians 7:10-11
  • "do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." // romans 12:2
  • "for by the grace given me I say to every one of you: do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you." // romans 12:3
  • "for we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet he did not sin. let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need." // hebrews 4:15-16

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