James 1:13-18

The Source of Temptation

James 1:13-18
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No one being tempted should say, “I am being tempted by God.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, and God himself tempts no one.
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Rather, each person is being tempted whenever he is being dragged off and enticed by the bait of his own desire.
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Then, having conceived, the desire gives birth to sin; and when sin is fully grown, it gives birth to death.
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Don’t delude yourselves, my dear brothers.
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Every good act of giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father who made the heavenly lights; with him there is neither variation nor darkness caused by turning.
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Having made his decision, he gave birth to us through a Word that can be relied upon, in order that we should be a kind of firstfruits of all that he created.
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