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And it got here to go after this stuff, that God did tempt Abraham, and mentioned unto him, Abraham: and he mentioned, Behold, right here I am. And he mentioned, Take now thy son, thine solely son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and supply him there for a burnt providing upon one of many mountains which I’ll inform thee of. Genesis 22:12 (KJV)
Let no man say when he’s tempted, I’m tempted of God: for God can’t be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man. James 1:13 (KJV)
I simply started studying a guide by A.W. Pink referred to as the Interpretation of the Scriptures which is principally a information to deciphering God’s Phrase, which might be downloaded as a free pdf on the hyperlink within the title. The primary chapter proved to be an excellent learn and a worthy research, which I share the fundamental essence of with you on this submit. The topic addressed is temptation and its relation to God; it’s one thing that impacts all of us and sometimes perplexes our ideas in regard to the supply of the temptation. The 2 scriptures shared above at first look appear to contradict one another, and will depart us considerably confused. Thus, we’re offered with a Biblical puzzle.
I’ve intentionally used the KJV rendition of in the present day’s Scripture to spotlight the confusion that may come up; however within the NASB we now have completely different wording which is extra true to the unique languages of Scripture. Take word that within the two scriptures we’re offered by two meanings for temptation. Tempt within the Genesis textual content is from the Hebrew phrase nâsâh which suggests to check (the phrase used within the NASB as a substitute of tempt). Within the James textual content tempt is from the Greek phrase peirazō, which additionally means to check but in addition to entice…the form of factor that the satan would do. In these two scriptures we see tempt used otherwise; in Genesis God makes use of it in a main sense to check Abraham’s love for God. James alternatively speaks of tempt within the secondary sense; the work of the evil one to seduce the kid of God into evil/sin. See the distinction in these two; God tempts/assessments to construct up His kids, however Devil tempts/seduces to carry in regards to the downfall of God’s kids, and their separation from their Heavenly Father.
Expensive Reader, Devil would have us confused and blaming Father God for all temptations, and questioning His love for us. Pay attention to the assessments He permits in your life to attract you nearer to Him, and distinction them to these temptations to separate you from God – the first and the secondary. It’s not laborious to differentiate between them; one seeks God and the opposite seeks sin, and separation. Could we every carry our temptations and trials earlier than His throne of Grace every day, in search of the steerage of His Spirit and Phrase in discerning the reality of the matter as we search to observe God.
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