This document discusses strategies for avoiding and overcoming temptation. It provides biblical passages about temptation and explains key terms like "moral margin" and "fleeing" temptation. The document also profiles Hayden Kho, a former doctor who lost his medical license due to a sex scandal but has since committed his life to Christianity with the help of evangelist Ravi Zacharias. Kho now travels with Zacharias to share his story of overcoming temptation and finding meaning through faith.

2. MORAL
MARGIN

3. MARGIN:
The amount
available beyond
what is necessary.

4. MORAL
MARGIN:Putting distance
between you and
temptation.

5. JAMES 1:13-15
When tempted, no one should
say, "God is tempting me." For
God cannot be tempted by evil,
nor does he tempt anyone; 14
but each one is tempted when,
by his own evil desire, he is
dragged away and enticed. 15
Then, after desire has
conceived, it gives birth to sin;
and sin, when it is full-grown,
gives birth to death.

6. THREE
TEMPTATION
TRUTHS

7. LIFE WITH JESUS
IS WAR

8. TEMPTATION
IS NOT SIN

9. SATAN WILL
H.I.T. YOU.
(Hungry, Isolated and Tired)

10. EVERY
TEMPTATION
IS AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR VICTORY.

11. ENTICED:
deleazo (del-eh-
ad'-zo):
to entrap, allure,
entice, hook

12. 1 CORINTHIANS
Flee from sexual immorality. All
other sins a man commits are
outside his body, but he who
sins sexually sins against his
own body. 19 Do you not know
that your body is a temple of the
Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom
you have received from God?
You are not your own; 20 you
were bought at a price.
Therefore honor God with your
body.

13. FLEE: pheugo
(fyoo'-go):
to run away; to shun;
to escape, to
distance oneself.

14. 3 But among you there
must not be even a hint of
sexual immorality, or of
any kind of impurity, or of
greed, because these are
improper for God’s holy
people.
EPHESIANS 5:3

15. For this reason he had to be
made like his brothers in every
way, in order that he might
become a merciful and faithful
high priest in service to God, and
that he might make atonement
for the sins of the people
HEBREWS 2:17-18

16. Because he himself
suffered when he was
tempted, he is able to help
those who are being
tempted.(NIV)
HEBREWS 2:17-18

17. BETTER PLACES
TO
DRAW THE
LINE

18. DRESS FOR
SPIRITUAL
SUCCESS.

19. 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord
and in his mighty power. 11 Put
on the full armor of God, so that
you can take your stand against
the devil’s schemes. 12 For our
struggle is not against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against
the powers of this dark world and
against the spiritual forces of evil
in the heavenly realms.
EPHESIANS 6:10-18

20. 13 Therefore put on the full
armor of God, so that when the
day of evil comes, you may be
able to stand your ground, and
after you have done everything,
to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with
the belt of truth buckled around
your waist, with the breastplate
of righteousness in place,
EPHESIANS 6:10-18

21. 15 and with your feet fitted with
the readiness that comes from
the gospel of peace. 16 In
addition to all this, take up the
shield of faith, with which you
can extinguish all the flaming
arrows of the evil one. 17 Take
the helmet of salvation and the
sword of the Spirit, which is the
word of God.
EPHESIANS 6:10-18

22. 18 And pray in the Spirit on
all occasions with all kinds of
prayers and requests. With
this in mind, be alert and
always keep on praying for all
the Lord’s people.
EPHESIANS 6:10-18

23. KEEP FOUR
FEET
ON THE
FLOOR.

24. NO SLEEPOVERS
OR PLAYING
HOUSE.

25. NO TONSIL
HOCKEY.

26. AVOID
DANGEROUS
PLACES.

27. MONITOR
INTERNET
ACTIVITY.

28. AVOID TIME
ALONE WITH THE
WRONG PEOPLE.

29. 1 CORINTHIANS
33 Do not be misled: “Bad
company corrupts good
character.”

30. GUARD YOUR
EYES, MIND,
AND HEART.

31. MATTHEW 22:37
Jesus replied: "'Love the
Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul
and with all your mind.'

32. HAYDEN KHO

33.  Meaninglessness doesn’t
come from being weary of
pain, writer and lay
theologian G.K. Chesterton
once said. Rather, it comes
from being weary of
pleasure.
 Perhaps, no one knows
meaninglessness and the
pursuit of pleasure better
than former doctor and part-
time actor Hayden Kho Jr..
As he himself admits, his
once wayward life led him
twice on the path of drugs
and attempted suicide.

34.  But thanks to Atlanta-based
Christian evangelist Ravi
Zacharias, Kho claims to have
started the search for real meaning
in his life a year ago, as one of
Zacharias’ disciples.
 Kho, 34, hosted lunch in the
Dasmariñas Village home of
former fiancée Dr. Vicki Belo on
Monday, in honor of Zacharias and
American actor Stephen Baldwin.
 Tuesday night, Zacharias and
Baldwin gave a talk on the
problems of pursuing pleasure
before an exclusively invited crowd
at Marco Polo Hotel in Ortigas,
Pasig.
 The past year, Kho has flown to
Singapore, Indonesia and India to
hear Zacharias speak. He met
Baldwin, a member of Zacharias’
inner circle, in India, and they
became good friends.

35. DARK WORLD
 “I came from entertainment,
and it could really be a dark
world,” said Kho. “What I
want to do is light some
lamps. Since Stephen is
famous and also an actor,
maybe they would listen.”
 After being embroiled in a
series of sex videos, the tall
and good-looking cosmetic
surgeon lost his medical
license for good in 2012.
 The Professional
Regulation Commission
deemed Kho “immoral” and
unfit to practice medicine.

36. DARK WORLD
 “When the (sex) scandal happened, it
was like being caught in a flood,” said
Kho. “Every problem that came my
way before was like a downpour.
Since I’ve been underwater for so
long, what was another downpour?
But when they took away my license,
para akong nasunugan. It was a
totally different experience.”
 In the scandal’s aftermath, Kho said,
“I lost my name and my so-called
friends.” No one came to his defense
though he now admits he deserved
all the brickbats.
 “But if there was one thing I learned
later,” he said, “God took away from
me the fame, wealth, influence and
my ego to help me realize that I don’t
need any of those things to be
fulfilled or to have real meaning in my
life.”

37. DARK WORLD
 His turnaround started
during a private talk
Zacharias gave three days
after Kho’s 33rd birthday
last year. A product of
Christian schools, Koh, a
former atheist, soon “met
Christ and decided to
commit my life to Him.”
 “I’m not yet where I want to
be, but I’m no longer who I
used to be,” said Kho. “I
was tired of pursuing the
same path only to end up
where I was, which was
suicide. God plucked me
out from going on that path
again.”

38. CONFESSION
 Kho’s good friend Dioceldo
Sy, owner of Ever Bilena
cosmetics, had an extra
ticket to Zacharias’ talk at
Edsa Shangri-La that night.
He invited Kho.
 Having read Zacharias’
book “Has Christianity
Failed You?” as part of his
research before choosing to
become an atheist years
ago, Kho also knew the
author’s background as an
engaging writer and leading
Christian apologist.

39. CONFESSION
 Soon after Zacharias’ talk
about the truth behind the
Gospels, guess who was
the first person to raise his
hand to ask questions?
 “I asked a question that
soon turned into a
confession,” Kho said.
 As Zacharias recalled, Kho
said that he was “living with
pain, shame and guilt.”
 “Tears were running down
his face,” said Zacharias.
“He began by asking me
what meaning can he find in
life. That was where the
dialogue between us
began.”

40. CONFESSION
 Zacharias, founder and
board chair of Ravi
Zacharias International
Ministries, had no idea who
Kho was and what he had
been through, but
immediately noticed how
transparent he was.
 “To me, he looked like a
man made for the movies,
and there he was talking
about life’s
meaninglessness,” said
Zacharias.
 During the initial phase of
his transformation, Koh
found himself leaving
everything behind, including
movie projects and his day
job as marketing head of
Belo’s ZO skincare line.

41. CONFESSION
 “I was in the middle of doing
a movie when I decided to
quit and start following Ravi
everywhere he went,” said
Kho. “My director was so
mad at me.”
 Kho attended almost all of
Zacharias’ events and
would cry through many of
them. He had so many
questions that he found
himself discussing them
with Zacharias even after
the open forum.
 Zacharias said, “He longed
for hope, and I told him God
is the only one big enough
to change a person’s heart
and begin anew.”

42. LIFELONG
ENDEAVOR Kho knows that his decision
to commit himself to Christ
is a lifelong endeavor, and
“the walk” is far from easy.
As part of his commitment,
he regularly attends Sunday
service in Pasig.
 “Up to now, temptations still
abound, but I’ve discovered
the discipline and power of
prayer,” he said. “How
could I pray before when
there was no one I could
pray to. There was no one I
believed in who could help
me. Now, I’ve come to
know that prayer is the
most important thing. I can’t
start my day without
praying.”

43. LIFELONG
ENDEAVOR Again, Kho quoted from
Zacharias who once told his
audience that life itself is
tough and riddled with
battles. Of these many
battles, the most difficult
“battle you would ever face
is your daily appointment
with the Lord.”
 “I’m reluctant to share my
thoughts about these things
because this isn’t about
me,” he said. “I’m just being
careful about the language
because not all people are
used to hearing
Christianese. Like Dr. Ravi,
I’m also not fond of using
the word Christian at every
turn.”

44. RULES,
BOUNDARIES
 Kho also used to rebel at
the idea of living within
rules and boundaries. But
when one leads a Christian
life, he soon realized that
living within a set of rules is
inevitable.
 “A writer once said that
before you take out a fence,
it would be wise to ask why
it was put there in the first
place,” he said. “I’m now
beginning to understand
that those limits were set
for my own protection. Like
what Dr. Ravi said, as
Christians we can’t live life
without limits. And it’s not
us who should set those
limits.”

45. RULES,
BOUNDARIES
 He’s emphatic about his
relationship with Belo.
 They’re still very good
friends, but he doesn’t see
a future for them beyond
friendship. “I think we both
know that being a couple is
not for us,” he said.
 He plans to be active in
Zacharias’ ministry.
 Asked if he has plans of
becoming a pastor, Kho
said, “I think it is not my
decision. That is His
decision. I know what is in
my heart, but I think it is not
something I could share
with media.”

47. Check your thoughts
because they turn to
actions and eventually
become habits and finally
becomes your character.

48. Temptations are
opportunities.

49. Temptations are
not sins. But
yielding to
temptations are.

50. ROMANS 6:12-14
12 Therefore do not let sin reign in
your mortal body so that you obey its
evil desires. 13 Do not offer the parts
of your body to sin, as instruments of
wickedness, but rather offer
yourselves to God, as those who
have been brought from death to life;
and offer the parts of your body to
him as instruments of righteousness.
14 For sin shall not be your master,
because you are not under law, but
under grace.