Temptation Does Not Come from God!

Shaila  D Touchton
Temptations are opportunities that either it will strengthen us or corrupt us morally which lead us in bad path. When they come along, we are given a choice to either turn away with God's help or surrender to the temptation. We must be spiritually minded to resist temptation, realizing that eternal spiritual values are more important that temporary earthly pleasure or gain. We should never fantasize about sinful thoughts. We can overcome temptation through Prayer, scripture reading, by resisting or avoiding it.

Here is what the bible says

Matt. 6:13; Mk. 14:38; Lk. 11:4 - "lead us not into temptation, but deliver from evil"

I Cor. 7:5 - "lest Satan tempt you because of lack of control"

I Cor. 10:13 - "no trial/temptation has overtaken you but as is common to man... God will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able... with the trial/temptation will provide the way of escape..."

Gal. 6:1 - "restore the one caught in a trespass...lest you too be tempted"

I Thess. 3:5 - "for fear that the tempter might have tempted you..."

I Tim. 6:9 - "those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare"

Heb. 2:18 - "He Himself was tempted in that which He has suffered, He is able to come to the aid of those who are tempted"

Heb. 4:15 - "tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin"

James 1:13,14 - "Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God'; for God cannot be tempted by evil, and He Himself does not tempt any one. But each one is tempted when he is seduced under his own desires."

II Pet. 2:9 - "the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from temptation"

Published by Shaila D Touchton

Shaila D Touchton was born and raised in a well educated family in India and she has completed her Bachelor of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Degree from NMAMIT, India and other various Certification...  View profile

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  • Gabrielle Rice7/3/2010

    Great bible study material here.

  • Paul Weaver3/16/2010

    Very good. We always tend to blame God for testing us when we are tempted. God bless...

  • Jack Wellman3/15/2010

    You are so right. We are not victims of God's tempting, but of our own lusts and desires that, when coming to fruition, we are carried away by our own selves. Great points indeed Shaila. What a God-send you are. Well done.

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