Today, people are able to engage in
choice in almost every aspect of their
lives - 'choice' is good; we look up to
people who pursue their personal goals.
The worship of choice enables people to
pursue individual self-fulfilment as
the main motivating force in their
lives. Resisting temptation is not on
the agenda.
The fallout in society is a higher
level of crime, a lower standard
of 'morality', abandonment of ethics at
work and an increase in litigation,
because failure in our lives must
mean 'it's someone else's fault'. The
church is also infiltrated - failing to
resist temptation has led us to
increasing divorce levels, scandal, and
internal strife.
Colin Peckham's book is a practical
guide to resisting temptation. We
discover how temptation works, what
places and times to avoid putting
yourself into the 'danger zone', and
how to escape, both practically and
spiritually. He also supplies
scriptures to meditate on to defend
ourselves in future.