“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.” (James 1:13)
Is [James] suggesting that God might lead us into those situations but that we should pray against it? Here again, as in James 1:2-3,12, [we find] linguistic confusion over “temptation” versus “trial”.
We also find a passage in the Apocrypha that commands us not to impute God with the blame for our falling away:
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Author: K. J. Went
Keywords: Tempted, Temptation, Tested, Tried, Examined, Can God be tempted, Tempted by evil, Does God tempt us, Does God test us, God testing, Tried by God, Examined by God, Evil temptation, Tests us, Tests our hearts, Examines our hearts, Tries our hearts, God tests us, God tests our hearts, God examines our hearts, God tries our hearts
Bible reference(s): Genesis 22:1, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 17:2, Exo 17:7, Exodus 20:20, Numbers 14:22, Deuteronomy 6:16, Deuteronomy 8:2, Deut 13:3, Judges 2:22, Judges 3:4, Judges 6:39, 2 Chronicles 32:31, Psalm 26:2, Psalm 95:9, Isaiah 7:12, James 1:2, James 1:12-14
Source: Difficult Sayings.
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