James 1:9-18

James 1: 9-18

Temptation:

-Applies to everyone -Addictions; drugs, alcohol, sex, etc

-Guilt and shame -Can lead to spiritual destruction

-Alienation from God -Implied by trials

-Redefining evil

-Habituation

James Chapter 1: 9-18

Life is full of various trials. Chapter is full of mostly poor people who lost homes, property, livelihood, etc. Also says that rich people aren’t any better off. Materialistic trials endure with the richer people. Need to persevere under trails. “Every circumstance requires a decision”. Trials and temptations are everywhere, in every day, throughout your entire life. Don’t blame God when tempted. Sinning is a want. No one was MADE to sin. Sinning starts with our own evil desires. We rationalize our temptations. Become self righteous by saying “Well yeah that was bad, BUTTTT look what this person did”. We’ll cover it up by saying, “Oh it was only this little thing” or “It was only once/a little bit”. Always caught in a cycle of self guilt. Alienate yourself from others because you don’t want them to know what you have done. MindàActionàHabitàDeath. Always looking for things to fill the “void in your life” with whether it be drugs, women, sex, alcohol, etc. there is always something we are looking for to fill the void. Every temptation also begins with a lie. “This will make me feel awesome”, “This is what I NEED”, “This will help to meet everything I have been missing”.

Tempted: parazO, parazoS. Verb and Noun. One of these words (tempted/trials) imply the other. Tempted implies trials as to trials implying tempted.