- God cannot be the subject of James 1:13
- Does not come from God James 1:13
- COMES FROM
- Lusts James 1:14
- Covetousness Proverbs 28:20; 1 Timothy 6:9,10
- The devil is the author of 1 Chronicles 21:1; Matthew 4:1; John 13:2; 1 Thessalonians 3:5
- Evil associates, the instruments of Proverbs 1:10; 7:6; 16:29
- OFTEN ARISES THROUGH
- Poverty Proverbs 30:9; Matthew 4:2,3
- Prosperity Proverbs 30:9; Matthew 4:8
- Worldly glory Numbers 22:17; Daniel 4:30; 5:2; Matthew 4:8
- To distrust of God's providence Matthew 4:3
- To presumption Matthew 4:6
- To worshipping the god of this world Matthew 4:9
- Often strengthened by the perversion of God's word Matthew 4:6
- PERMITTED AS A TRIAL OF
- Faith 1 Peter 1:7; James 1:2,3
- Disinterestedness Job 1:9-12
- Always conformable to the nature of man 1 Corinthians 10:13
- Often ends in sin and perdition 1 Timothy 6:9; James 1:15
- CHRIST
- Endured, from the devil Mark 1:13
- Endured, from the wicked Matthew 16:1; 22:18; Luke 10:25
- Resisted by the word of God Matthew 4:4,7,10
- Overcame Matthew 4:11
- Sympathises with those under Hebrews 4:15
- Is able to help those under Hebrews 2:18
- Intercedes for his people under Luke 22:31,32; John 17:15
- God will not suffer saints to be exposed to, beyond their Powers to bear 1 Corinthians 10:13
- God will make a way for saints to escape out of 1 Corinthians 10:13
- God enables the saints to bear 1 Corinthians 10:13
- God knows how to deliver saints out of 2 Peter 2:9
- Christ keeps faithful saints from the hour of Revelation 3:10
- Saints may be in heaviness through 1 Peter 1:6
- SAINTS SHOULD
- Resist, in faith Ephesians 6:16; 1 Peter 5:9
- Watch against Matthew 26:41; 1 Peter 5:8
- Pray to be kept from Matthew 6:13; 26:41
- Not to occasion, to others Romans 14:13
- Restore those overcome by Galatians 6:1
- Avoid the way of Proverbs 4:14,15
- The devil will renew Luke 4:13
- Has strength through the weakness of the flesh Matthew 26:41
- Mere professors fall away in time of Luke 8:13
- Blessedness of those who meet and overcome James 1:2-4,12
- Exemplified
- Eve Genesis 3:1,4,5
- Joseph Genesis 39:7
- Balaam Numbers 22:17
- Achan Joshua 7:21
- David 2 Samuel 11:2
- Jeroboam 1 Kings 15:30
- Peter Mark 14:67-71
Reuben Archer Torrey (28 January 1856 – 26 October 1928) was an American evangelist, pastor, educator, and writer. He aligned with Keswickian theology.[1]
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