The Christian & Temptations
James 1:12-18

THE PROMISE (12)
THE MAN WHO ENDURES TEMPTATION WILL BE “BLESSED”…
FOR AFTER HE HAS BEEN “PROVED” HE WILL RECEIVE “THE CROWN OF LIFE”…

THE CAUTION (13, 16-18)
LET NO ONE SAY THEY ARE TEMPTED BY GOD! (13)
SO DON’T BE DECEIVED INTO SUCH THINKING (16-18)

THE UNDERSTANDING (14-15)
HOW SIN DEVELOPS…

The first stage is TEMPTATION (14)
Temptation = Desire + Opportunity

The second stage in the development of sin is SIN ITSELF (15)
Sin = Desire + Opportunity + Action

The final stage is the consequence of unforgiven sin: DEATH (15)
Desire + Opportunity + Action + No Forgiveness = Punishment!

HOW TO OVERCOME SIN…
CHANGE OUR “DESIRES”
LIMIT OUR “OPPORTUNITIES”
EXERCISE “SELF-CONTROL”
OBTAIN “FORGIVENESS”