...counter to everything the Bible teaches us about God. As James says, "Each one is tempted [to sin] when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed" (1:14). Adam and Eve were enticed by their own desires to sin, but we shall never understand how or...

...charge of his life. James offers further insight into the progressive nature of sin. He wrote, "... but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full grown, gives birth...

...and the devil. James explains the process through which temptation enters our lives when he writes: "But each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth...

...us. He never has, and he never will! James gives us the reason for this in the rest of verse 1 3 : "For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone." This assertion that God cannot be tempted is stressed by a rare verbal adjective which means that he...

...has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. When tempted, no one should say, 'God is tempting...cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone." —James 1:12-13 CT* JL rials and temptations may sound like one and the same, but they are not. A...

...enter our mind. If we allow that potential to grow, it can even end in death. Listen to what Jim says: "But each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth...

...the trials which beset you? CHAPTER FOUR Living In A Troubled World: The Pitfalls Of Self-Deception When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting...his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth...

...stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. 13When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me."...cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. 15Then, after...

...bring out the evil in us. After writing of the trials that produce perseverance and maturity, he adds: "When tempted, no one should say, 'God is tempting...cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone" (Jas. 1:13). The thing people of faith learn is that "God will provide" whatever we need. Returning...

...possible experience of Christ. It is He, and there is no substitute for Him. COLIN C. KERR 6 = ==^=====^ When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting...his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, when it is fullgrown, gives birth to death....