The lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
1 John 2: 16
"There are only three ways Satan can entice you: the lust of the flesh (physical appetite and gratification), the lust of the eyes (self-interest and testing God's Word), and the boastful pride of life (self-exaltation). Satan used all three to deceive Eve, and she failed. But Jesus met Satan's threefold strategy head-on and succeeded triumphantly (Matthew 4: 1-11). In Christ, we have the resources and power to do likewise."
Neil T. Anderson, Freedom in Christ.
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