¹⁶ Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers and sisters. ¹⁷ Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. ¹⁸ He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. —James 1:16-18

Introduction

I. The Attributes of Temptation (14a)

II. The Author of Temptation (13-14)

III. The Anatomy of Temptation (14-15)

IV. the Answer for Temptation (16-18)

A. Flight (16)

B. Insight (16)

C. Delight (17-18)

Regeneration (18)
1. The source

2. The agent

3. The purpose

Conclusion