Jesus Christ-Our Rock Against Temptation

It was a wise man who built his house upon a rock. A rock is unmovable. More important than it does not move is that it is not moved. A rock is not affected by natural forces, a rock stands despite wind, rain and all forms of tribulation.
It was Paul who called Christ a "Rock" in 1 Corinthians 10, 4. Christ is unmovable. He stands for the same things yesterday, today and forever. Like the foundation of the wise man's house Christ protects us from the outside forces of this world. He atoned for the sins of the world and placed himself as Rock between himself and the evils that threaten to overcome us.
Paul gave us a list in 1 Corinthians 10 of the many transgressions man can and will fall into:

• Lust
• Idolators
• Fornication
• The tempting or mocking of Christ
• Murmuring

These sins are certainly a temptation for God's children today. They come in many forms and there are more sins in the world not mentioned here as well. Lust runs rampant thanks to pornography and a decreased social view of sexual purity, fornication exists for the same reasons. Murmuring whether it is against ones parents, God or your fellow man is a very easy sin to fall into. We see violent crime, dishonesty, cheating, stealing and a generally vulgar attitude to be the norm in today's society. All of this considered, man's situation seems desperate to say the least but in verse 13 Paul gives us all some reassurance.
Paul says that There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it. I included the entire verse because it is very straight forward and each line needs to be taken into account. Paul is saying that there is no temptation we are given that we can't handle, God won't allow it. If he allows us to have a temptation that means that it is something we can overcome and he will provide a way for us to escape it. Christ being a rock is crucial to fulfilling this promise. He provides the foundation and the strength for us to overcome temptation. Alma 13:28 expounds on this asking us to come unto the Lord with the promise that he will provide us strength, that we may not be tempted above what we can bear. This promise is so great because the sins of the world are incredibly easy to fall into and the consequences of falling are catastrophic. On our own we clearly have no chance, but with the Lord on our side with Christ as our Rock we have a chance. We have someone to support us and give us strength. This is yet another demonstration of the love Heavenly Father and Jesus have for us, that they would go out of their way to make sure we have the strength and the assistance we need to prevail in this life.
This information was gathered using the King James Bible, 1 Corinthians 10, The Topical Guide,  and the Book of Mormon.  The bulk of the information is based on the text of 1 Corinthians 10, 1-14.