In "The Apartment," Billy Wilder's 1960 tribute to character, the accountant C.C. Baxter overcomes temptation and does what he knows is right.
One might think, however, that a capacity to overcome temptation and display strength of character is in fact a sign of a person's integrity, not its lack.
Just as whether a particle will penetrate a barrier might be undetermined because the particle does not have both a determinate position and a determinate momentum, so "[t]he choice one way or the other is undetermined because the process preceding and potentially terminating in it (i.e., the effort of will to overcome temptation) is indeterminate" (128).
Orson and Bree become engaged and, although they initially planned to wait until they were married to have sex, they are unable to overcome temptation.
Filled by the friend from college who said he struggled with homosexual thoughts but knew it was just God's way of testing his ability to overcome temptation.
The ability to overcome temptation and effectively say no is critical not only to your physical health, but also to maintaining a sense of well-being and control in your mental health.
"This doesn't impact anything with our work," she said, adding that she doesn't see same-sex attraction itself as sinful, but teaches clients that "scripture tells us that with Christ's power we can overcome temptation".
According to Mihardja, religious thinkers blasted the novel for depicting Hasan, whom they interpreted as representative of religion and religious people, as unable to overcome temptation; they also disliked the novel's lack of in-depth discussion of religion, necessary for a better understanding of theism.
Power to overcome temptation for Christians.
The results suggest that verbal commitments can be used to help children overcome temptations and comply with rules.
