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NASB | James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God"; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt anyone. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 1:13 Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am being tempted by God" [for temptation does not originate from God, but from our own flaws]; for God cannot be tempted by [what is] evil, and He Himself tempts no one. |
Bible Question: What does it mean when they say God does not "tempt" anyone? What is the difference between tempting someone and testing someone? For doesn't God test us??? |
Bible Answer: Jenn28: It is not "they" who say God does not tempt anyone: the Bible says it, in James 1:13: "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am tempted by God'; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.' The passage goes on to say, in vs. 14, "But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires, and enticed." And it continues (vs. 15), "Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death." ..... God does purpose trials to occur and in them He allows temptation to happen but not beyond the believer's capacity to endure nor without providing a means of escape: "No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it." (1 Corinthians 10:13). ...... One chooses, therefore, whether to take the escape route God provides or to succumb to the temptation. Temptation always brings one to a crossroads: he chooses whether to doubt God and be "drawn away by his own desires and enticed" (James 1:14), or he chooses to trust and obey God. --Hank |