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The Pressure Within James 1:13-18

The Pressure Within James 1:13-18. Temptation is Inevitable vs. 13a 13 When tempted, . Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. .

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The Pressure Within James 1:13-18

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  1. The Pressure Within • James 1:13-18

  2. Temptation is Inevitablevs. 13a 13When tempted, • Hebrews 4:15 • For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.

  3. Temptation is Never DirectedbyGodvs. 13b no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; • 1 John 1:5God is light; in • him there is no darkness at • all. • Isaiah 6:3Holy, holy, holy is • the LORD Almighty…

  4. Temptation is Never DirectedbyGodvs. 13b • Genesis 3 • The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ateit The serpent deceived me, and I ate • Hebrews 4:15 • For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin.

  5. Temptation is Personalvs. 14a 14 but each one is tempted

  6. Temptation FollowsaProcessvss. 14-15 It begins with Desire It leads to Deception It results in Disobedience It ends in Death

  7. It Begins with Desirevs. 14b when, by his own evil desire,

  8. It Leads to Deceptionvs. 14c he is dragged away and enticed.

  9. It Results in Disobediencevs. 15a 15Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;

  10. It Ends in Deathvs. 15b and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. • Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of • your salvation • Psalm 323When I kept silent, my bones • wasted away through my groaning all • day long. 4For day and night your • hand was heavy upon me; my strength • was sapped as in the heat of summer.

  11. Temptation CanBeOvercomevss. 16-18 Don’t Be Deceivedvs. 16 16 Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers.

  12. Revel in the Goodness of God vs. 17 17Every good and perfect gift is from above,

  13. Revel in the Goodness of God vs. 17 1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.

  14. Revel in the Goodness of God vs. 17 • Coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who • does not change like shifting shadows.

  15. Revel in the Grace of God vs. 18 18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, 2 Corinthians 5:17if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! Romans 6:11 …count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.

  16. Revel in the Grace of God vs. 18 that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. 2 Peter 1:3His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.

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