Today, we continue our study of the book of James. Last week we examined James 1:1-4 and verse 12, and discovered some ways we can "TACKLE TROUBLES TRIUMPHANTLY."

Today, we''re going to look at another word beginning with the letter "T"--Temptation.

Once again, James does not say, "If tempted," but in verse 13, "When tempted, no man should say, God is tempting me.''" Yes, not one of us escapes temptation, and behind this ugly "t" word lies the source of many of our personal problems and corporate ills. We sometimes jokingly say that , "we can resist anything but temptation," but in reality temptation is no joke.

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