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1 | 1. logic? 2. differences with Eng. tr.? | James 1:13 | RWC | 131872 | ||
Hello Doc, If I may sir, I have two questions from your post. If I sound like "I am not getting it," I guess it is because I'm not. Please be patient with me. Question 1: How does your logic work here? You wrote that: 1. We are commanded not to tempt God. 2. Christ was tempted. Christ is God. Therefore, God was tempted. and then you say: "These conclusions make it impossible for your friend's translation to stand." But it sounds to me like your points 1 and 2 are *exactly* what my friend is trying to get this verse to say (that is, that we are being commanded not to tempt or test God: "God ought not to be tempted")! I don't think there is anything wrong with the statement biblically or theologically. I just am questioning whether it stands up textually in this verse. Question 2: Are you suggesting that textually this verse is not saying that God is untemptable (sorry for the double-negative), but rather that God cannot be tempted to the point of giving into sin? That seemed to be the point being emphasized by the literal translation that you offered for this verse, especially in light of your acknowledgment that God can be tempted. And if that is true (if that is what you see being said and emphasized in the text of this verse), then why do you suppose that none of the major English translations have translated it that way? They all seem to emphasize that God is untemptable. I hope I am not testing your patience with my questions. I'm just trying to understand. I appreciate you taking the time to discuss this with me. |
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2 | 1. logic? 2. differences with Eng. tr.? | James 1:13 | DocTrinsograce | 131883 | ||
I am sorry, RWC. I understood your friend as having interepreted this verse to read "God is incapable of being tempted." Hence my two sylogisms. If by "tempted" we mean "proven," then there is a positive sense in which we tempt the Lord. If by "tempted" we mean "taking a chance with sin," then we are on very dangerous grond. In essence, we are testing God's patience. I appreciate and agree with what Roy said. God cannot be enticed into being anything that violates His nature. In fact, God cannot DO anything that violates His nature. |
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