Yes—God faithfully provides a way of escape from every temptation.
According to 1 Corinthians 10:13, God will not allow a temptation beyond what a person can bear, but will with the temptation also make a way to escape. Les Feldick explains that this escape is real, but believers must look for it—God does not put it directly in front of them. Since Christ was tempted in all points yet without sin, He is able to help those who come to Him.
1 Corinthians 10:13 — This verse directly promises that God both limits temptation and provides a way of escape so the believer can bear it.
Hebrews 4:15-16 — Jesus was tempted in all points like us yet without sin, giving believers confidence to come to the throne of grace for help.
First Corinthians 10:13 declares, 'There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.' This is a direct promise that God limits temptation and provides a way out. Hebrews 4:15-16 adds that believers have a High Priest who 'was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin,' and invites them to 'come boldly unto the throne of grace' to 'obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.' Galatians 6:1 warns that if a believer is overtaken in a fault, the spiritual should restore him in meekness, 'considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.' Matthew 4:1 shows that even Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
Les teaches that 1 Corinthians 10:13 is a promise and a comfort: believers will face temptation every day, but God has made every provision for them not to fail. Because Christ experienced every category of temptation, God's provision is complete. Les often summarizes all temptation into three categories: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life. He emphasizes that the way of escape is not automatically obvious. As he says, 'the Lord is going to show me that way of escape... we have to look for it. God isn't going to put that way of escape right smack dab in front of us.' He also warns against overconfidence, noting that 'every one of us are candidates for falling as Israel did' and uses Galatians 6:1 to encourage restoring a fallen brother with meekness while considering yourself. Les reminds listeners that 'there's no need for us to fail, for us to stumble, even though we do. Yet it's not God's fault. God has made all the provisions.'
The verse promises that no temptation is unique: 'There hath no temptation taken you, but such as is common to man.' Les points out that this means a person cannot say their situation is unprecedented—Christ Himself has already faced it. Because 'God is faithful,' He will not permit testing above what a person is able to bear, and He will 'with the temptation also make a way to escape.' Les calls this 'that's a promise' and explains that God's provision is based on the fact that Christ experienced every category of temptation.
Les teaches that the way of escape is based on Christ's own experience: 'God has made all the provisions, but it was based on the fact that Christ experienced every category of temptation that befall you and I.' Hebrews 4:15 confirms Jesus 'was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.' Because He succeeded where believers fail, He is a High Priest who can be touched with human weakness, and believers are invited to come boldly to the throne of grace to find help in time of need.
Les identifies three categories into which every temptation falls: the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, and the pride of life. He says, 'I don't care what the temptation is, it'll go into one of those three categories.' He points to Matthew 4:1, where Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. Les explains that no individual temptation is the same, but Christ tasted every category, so He can help believers who are tempted.
Les points to Galatians 6:1, where Paul tells spiritual believers to restore someone overtaken in a fault 'in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.' He connects this to 1 Corinthians 10:12: 'Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.' Les says every believer is a candidate for falling, just as Israel did, so no believer should become puffed up or think it could never happen to them.
The Warning Against Overconfidence
Les warns that every believer is a candidate for falling and gives Galatians 6:1's instruction to restore fallen believers with meekness while considering yourself.
The Promise of God's Faithfulness
Les quotes 1 Corinthians 10:13 and applies it to daily temptation, showing believers can hang on to God's promise of help.
God Has Made Every Provision
Les says 1 Corinthians 10:13 is a promise: with every temptation God provides a way to escape, and God's provision rests on Christ experiencing every category of temptation.
Looking For the Way of Escape
Les teaches that the Lord will show the way of escape but believers must look for it—God does not put it directly in front of them.
Temptation Is Common to Man
Les explains that no temptation is unique because Christ Himself faced every category; the believer cannot claim to be in an unprecedented situation.
Three Categories of Temptation
Les identifies all temptations as the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, or the pride of life—and says Jesus tasted every category.
Come Boldly to the Throne of Grace
Since Jesus was tempted in all points but without sin, Les invites believers to come boldly to the throne of grace for mercy and help in time of need.
Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness
Les points to Matthew 4 where Jesus was led into the wilderness to be tempted—showing He faced the same three categories of temptation every person faces.
1 Corinthians 10:13: There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
This is the key promise that God provides a way of escape from every temptation.
1 Corinthians 10:12: Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.
This verse warns believers not to be overconfident, because everyone can fall into temptation.
Hebrews 4:15: For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.
Jesus experienced every category of temptation, so believers can trust Him to understand their struggles.
Hebrews 4:16: Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Because Jesus was tempted without sin, believers can approach God for help when facing temptation.
Galatians 6:1: Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.
This verse guides believers to restore fallen brothers gently while remembering they too can be tempted.
Matthew 4:1: Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.
This shows that Jesus Himself was tested, linking His temptation to the way of escape promised in 1 Corinthians 10:13.
No. Les says believers will face temptation every day and will never leave it until they leave this life. The promise is that God is faithful to limit the test and will with the temptation make a way to escape so it can be borne.
Les says the Lord will show the way of escape, but believers have to look for it. God is not going to put that way of escape right smack dab in front of us.
Jesus was tempted in all points like we are, yet without sin. Because of that, believers can come boldly to the throne of grace to obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Believers should restore the fallen one in meekness while considering themselves, because every believer is a candidate for falling. Les uses Galatians 6:1 and 1 Corinthians 10:12 to make this point.
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