What are the three temptations every person faces according to John?
John lists the three temptations common to all men as the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life. These are the areas every human being must face, not just once but almost every day, as Eve first illustrates in Genesis.
Les teaches that John’s three areas—the lust of the eye, the lust of the flesh, and the pride of life—are the temptations every human being faces, not merely once but almost daily. He points back to Genesis, where Eve is the first to face these common temptations. Satan had already approached her, conversing with and tantalizing her, suggesting something more could be gained if she listened and ate from the forbidden tree. Les notes Eve already had it very good, with a sinless, perfect husband. Earlier he contrasts the passing things of this world, like grass cut down, with eternal things that last forever.