temptation in their city—but God will always provide a way of escape. They may feel ambushed with nowhere to turn—but there will always be that narrow way to freedom, which is the path of God’s rescue through Christ. But Paul is not only talking about the everyday pressures of life in a pagan culture. He is calling the Corinthians to stand firm and faithful in the trials of the last days. Paul begs his friends at Corinth to flee from idolatry (10:14–22). There are