Lesson 2 A Faith that overcomes temptation For

Lesson 2: A Faith that overcomes temptation

“For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world— our faith. Who is he who overcomes the world, but he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? ” (1 John 5: 4 -5)

• Temptation: FACTS TO OBSERVE – God Does Not Tempt Any Person • James 1: 13; 1 Pet. 5: 8; 1 Cor. 7: 5 – God Allows Us to Be Tempted • Job 1: 8, 12; Matt. 4: 1; Gen. 45: 5 -8; 50: 19 -21 – Every Person Is Tempted to Do Wrong • 1 Cor. 10: 13; Jas. 1: 14; Heb. 2: 17 -18; 4: 15 – Temptation and Sin Are Not the Same • James 1: 14 -15; Heb. 2: 18; 4: 15; 2 Cor. 5: 21; 1 Pet. 2: 22 – Temptation Presents a Choice • James 1: 14 -15; 4: 17; 1 John 3: 4 – Temptations Can Be Overcome • 1 John 5: 4 -5; 4: 4

• Temptation: FAITH TO OVERCOME – God Will Help Us Overcome Temptation & Make Right Choice • 1 Cor. 10: 13; 1 John 4: 4 – We Must Be More Determined to Please God Than Anything • 2 Tim. 2: 4; Gen. 39: 9; Heb. 11: 5 -6 – We Must Pray Fervently and Trust in God • Matt. 6: 13; 26: 41; James 1: 5; 4: 2; Heb. 4: 16 – We Must Hide God’s Word in Our Hearts • Psa. 119: 11; Prov. 2: 1 -17; 1 Thess. 5: 21 -22; Matt. 4: 1 -11; 2 Tim. 3: 16 -17 – We Must Find & Use the Way of Escape • 1 Cor. 10: 13; Matt. 6: 13; 2 Pet. 2: 9; Prov. 4: 14 -15; 16: 17 – We Must Resist the Devil & Draw Near to God • James 4: 7 -8; Eph. 4: 27; 6: 11; 2 Chron. 15: 2