“Let no man say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted of God:’ for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man…” (James 1:13)
The use of the word “temptation” in James 1:1-12 is speaking of being tested or tried. James changes the subject from temptation as testing under trial to the temptation which is solicitation to do evil. There is no contradiction in these verses. In Genesis 22:1 we read, “And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham…” We understand that the word “tempt” here in Genesis means to test or try. Then in Matthew 4:1-11 Jesus was tempted or solicited of the devil to do evil.
The devil is called “the tempter.” It is the devil who tempts us to do evil and commit all sorts of sins and wickedness. The devil knows how to arouse our fleshly appetites and present sin in an attractive package. God is not the author of temptation and evil. God gives victory over temptation and sin. Yield your body, your mind and your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ.
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