1 Corinthians 10:12-13

1. God, in His wisdom, sovereignly uses tests to bring about sanctification in the believer.

2. God reveals His faithfulness in every test.

3. God calls His children to share in the suffering of resisting sin.

-1 Peter 4:12-14

-1 Peter 5:8-10

-1 Peter 2:11

-Matthew 6:13

4. God provides the way of escape through endurance.

-2 Timothy 3:10-11

-1 Peter 2:18-21

5. God has designed endurance to be the path to assurance.

-Romans 5:1-5

-James 1:2-4