Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—James 1:13-18
by: Lisa Moore.
James explained that sin and death result from temptation in order to help us understand why God can never be the source of temptation. God does not want us to sin. He hates sin. God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life” (John 3:16, KJV). It is against God’s nature to cause us to sin because He is good. It is easy to confuse temptation with testing. God may test us (see yesterday’s meditation), but God does not tempt us to sin by acting upon our evil desires. He gives good and perfect gifts to His people—including and especially Jesus. Praise God!
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