1. James 1:13-18 Toward a Mature Faith: A Study in James Black Forest Christian Fellowship

2. Good – To be desired or approved of; having the required qualities; possessing moral virtue. Oxford Dictionary Online

3. 18 And a ruler asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 19 And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? No one is good except God alone. Luke 18:18-19

4. Remember, it is not God’s character to lure you into sin.

5. We must always look beyond the bait to the results of accepting the bait.

6. Remember, it is not God’s character to lure you into sin. We must always look beyond the bait to the results of accepting the bait. Remember, God desires to discipline and not deceive.

7. Remember, it is not God’s character to lure you into sin. We must always look beyond the bait to the results of accepting the bait. Remember, Satan desires to deceive. God desires to discipline! Remember what God gives and how God gives!

8. Remember, it is not God’s character to lure you into sin. We must always look beyond the bait to the results of accepting the bait. Remember, Satan desires to deceive. God desires to discipline! Remember what God gives and how God gives! Base God’s goodness on His calling you and not your current circumstance.

9. “God will never disappoint us… If deep in our hearts we suspect that God does not love us and cannot manage our affairs as well as we can, we certainly will not submit to His discipline. …To the unbeliever the fact of suffering only convinces him that God is not to be trusted, does not love us. To the believer, the opposite is true.” ― Elisabeth Elliot, Discipline: The Glad Surrender Elisabeth Elliot, Discipline: The Glad Surrender