Royal Reflection on Temptation

I. Steadfast through Endurance, v12

1. Temptations Exist
   a. 1 Cor 10:13

b. Heb 4:15

2. Tried to Exhibit
   a. "tried" δοκιμος
   i. 7x in NT, Rom 14:18; 16:10; 1 Cor 11:19; 2 Cor 13:7; 2 Tim 2:15; Jas 1:12

b. 1 Cor 11:19, For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.

c. 2 Tim 2:15, Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

3. Token of Eternal Victory
   a. "crown" στεφανον

b. "of life" an eternal crown (blessedness)

II. Sensible toward God's Sovereignty, v13

1. Tested for God's Eternal Purpose
   a. Prov 17:8

b. 1 Pet 1:6-7

2. Testing for God's Elect People
   a. "tempted" πειραζω test, prove, examine, tempt

b. Heb 11:17, By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the promises offered up his only begotten son,

c. Gen 22:1-2

III. Sensitive to Our Frailties, vv14-15

1. The Progression of Temptation, Rom 7:14-25

2. The Perdition of Temptation, Rom 6:20-23