PREVIOUS LESSONS
A. Testing of Faith, vv2-4
B. Wisdom from Faith, vv5-8
C. Boast & Humility of Faith, vv9-11
PRACTICAL VICTORY BY FAITH IN CHRIST
A. Blessed Trials, v12
1. trials for growth (vv2-4)
2. trials for glory, v12 – crowns incorruptible, 1 Cor 9:25
- a. crown of life, Jas 1:12; Rev 2:10
- b. crown of rejoicing, 1 Thess 2:19
- c. crown of righteousness, 1 Tim 4:8
- d. crown of glory, 1 Pet 5:4
- e. crown of ministry, Phil 4:1
- f. crown of thorns, Matt 27:29; Mk 15:17; Jn 19:2
- g. crowns of gold & casting, Rev 4:4, 10
3. truth concerning crowns
- a. recognition by Christ, Matt 25:21
- b. reality of reward (why we cast crowns) 1 Cor 4:7; John 15:5
B. Basics of Temptation, vv13-15
1. temptation & God, v13
- a. God tempts no man (Satan, however, does)
- b. God cannot be tempted
--- i. John MacArthur: "God by His holy nature has no capacity for evil, or vulnerability to it."
--- ii. Jesus: peccability or impeccability?
2. temptation's formation, vv14-15
- a. dragged away (lured, drawn away), v14a
- b. deluded or beguiled (enticed), v14b
- c. conceived, v15a
- d. birth, v15b
- e. death, v15a
C. Bridge, v16
D. Building Ourselves Up in Our Most Holy Faith
1. responsible unto casting of crowns & not casting of blame,v12
2. remembering the blessing is for our benefit, not God's , v13
3. recognizing the weakness of our flesh apart from the grace of God in Jesus Christ, vv14-15
4. reflecting upon the consequence of sin is always death, v15 |
