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Lead Us Not Into Temptation

I have to admit that it can be mind-boggling when I learn something new that changes the dynamics toward understanding something I have been accustomed to knowing nearly all my life. Especially, if it involves ā€œre-thinkingā€ parts of a fairly adaptable ā€œmemorizationā€ from the church such as Psalm 23, The Apostleā€™s Creed, and even the Lordā€™s Prayer.   One such encounter led our church into a full-hour discussion as our Sunday School lesson. It was part of the Lordā€™s Prayer found in Matthew 6:13 , ā€œAnd do not lead us into temptationā€¦.ā€ What, exactly, does it really mean to ā€œnot lead us into temptation?ā€   I found is that it does not literally mean ā€œkeep me from being tempted.ā€ The key word here is ā€œtemptationā€ which means ā€œ trial ā€ or ā€œ proving .ā€ It has a stronger, spiritual meaning than a mere whimsical approach such as ā€œhelp me resist the temptation to eat another slice of cake!ā€ It also puts to rest that God is ā€œmessing with usā€ to see if we ā€œtake the baitā€ and choose to sin....