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Verse 13. _LET NO MAN SAY_] Lest the former sentiment should be
misapplied, as the word _temptation_ has two grand meanings,
_solicitation to sin_, and trial from _providential situation_ or
_circums...
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LET NO MAN SAY WHEN HE IS TEMPTED, I AM TEMPTED OF GOD - See the
remarks on the previous verse. The apostle here seems to have had his
eye on whatever there was in trial of any kind to induce us to co...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. TRIALS AND THE EXERCISE OF FAITH
CHAPTER 1
_ 1. Trials and the power of faith (James 1:1)_
2. The resources of faith (James 1:5)
3. The realization of faith (James 1:9...
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The Beatitude on Endurance (_cf. James 5:11_ and note). Trial is still
neutral: it is affliction which tests and develops loyalty. But since
human nature has a bias towards evil, a trial exerted upon...
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GREETINGS (James 1:1)
_ 1:1 James, the slave of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, sends
greetings to the twelve tribes who are scattered throughout the
world._
At the very beginning of his letter Ja...
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Let no man say when he is tempted, "My temptation comes from God." For
God himself is untemptable by evil and tempts no man. But temptation
comes to every man, because he is lured on and seduced by hi...
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NO MAN. no one. Greek. _medeis._
OF. from. App-104.
CANNOT BE, &C. = is incapable of being tempted. Greek. _apeirastos._
Only here.
EVIL. App-128.
NEITHER TEMPTETH HE ANY MAN. and He Himself tempt...
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Temptation, and its history
12. _Blessed is the man that endureth temptation_ The mode of teaching
by Beatitudes reminds us at once of the Sermon on the Mount, with
which, it will be seen afterwards,...
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_Let no man say when he is tempted_ The thought of trial as coming
from outward circumstances, and forming part of man's spiritual
education, leads to a deeper inquiry as to its nature, and so passes...
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2–18.
(_a_) TEMPTATION FROM WITHOUT, 2–4; (1) WISDOM, PRAYER,
STEDFASTNESS, THE DIVINE HELPS IN TEMPTATION, 5–8; (2) A SPECIAL
FORM OF TEMPTATION—OPPRESSION BY THE RICH—THE OLD TESTAMENT
PROBLEM OF T...
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ΠΑΡΑΖΌΜΕΝΟΣ, WHILE TEMPTED, in the course of temptation.
Such a primitive form of error may have arisen from a perverted
inference from the petition in the Lord’s Prayer: μὴ
εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασ...
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_SCRIPTURAL VIEW OF TRIALS -- JAMES 1:2-17:_ Christians must be
"positive" when trials come their way. The man who properly reacts to
trials must not react as a pessimist. "My brethren, count it all j...
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DISCOURSE: 2357
SIN THE OFFSPRING OF OUR OWN HEARTS
James 1:13. _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: but
every ma...
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JAMES 1:13. St. James had said so much about the benefit of
temptations, or trials, that he thought it necessary to guard his
readers against so dangerous a mistake, as that of making God the
author o...
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_SERMON OUTLINES_
IS TEMPTATION A JOY? James 1:2-4
Proposition: When should a Christian not have joy in temptation, and
how could a Christian find joy in temptation?
I.
Temptation is no joy.
A....
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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:
WHEN HE IS TEMPTED - by solicitation to evil. Heretofore the
"temptation" w...
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VERSE 13. I AM TEMPTED OF GOD.
The Judaizer and the enemy of the cross may suggest the thought and
urge its reception that because of the trials that befall us in this
life, God is thereby seducing th...
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1 James is never called an apostle and does not write this epistle in
that character. Rather, he puts himself in the place of a slave. Hence
the epistle is not concerned with authoritative teaching so...
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THE POWER OF FAITH UNDER TEMPTATION
1. Servant] better, 'slave.' The word does not suggest any
degradation, but only absolute surrender to the Master. St. James's
humility prevents the mention of the...
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WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO
JAMES
_IAN MACKERVOY_
The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them.
INTRODUCTION
1 THE WRITER
James is the writer of the letter. But he does not tell us...
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(2-27) Immediately after the salutation, and with more or less a play
upon the word which we translate “greeting” (“rejoice,” James
1:1; “count it all joy,” James 1:2) there follow appeals on behalf
o...
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(12-18) The Apostle returns to the consideration of the afflicted
Christian. Such a one has a blessedness, greater infinitely than any
earthly happiness, already in possession, and the promise of a fu...
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LET NO MAN SAY WHEN HE IS TEMPTED, I AM TEMPTED OF GOD. — Far be it
from the true Christian either to give way to sin “that grace may
abound” (Romans 6:1), or to suppose for one moment that God, and
t...
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CHAPTER 8
THE SOURCE OF TEMPTATIONS AND THE REALITY OF SIN THE DIFFICULTIES OF
THE DETERMINIST.
James 1:12
AFTER the slight digression respecting the short-lived glory of the
rich man, St. James ret...
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Μηδεὶς πειραζόμενος λεγέτω : In view of the
specific doctrine which is being combated in these verses, it is
probable that the verb πειράζω is here used in the restricted
sense of temptation to lust,...
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GOD REWARDS, NOT TEMPTS
James 1:12
The word _temptation_ may stand for trial and testing, without
implying that there is any necessary impulse toward evil; or it may
stand for the direct impulse of t...
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James wrote to Christians in the midst of temptation and trial. He
showed first that the issue of testing is that they "may be perfect
and entire, lacking in nothing." It is therefore to be looked upo...
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PUT THE BLAME ON SELF
In the first part of James 1:1-27, trials, or external hardships are
considered. Then, as Woods notes, James changes from the noun form to
a verb in his consideration of temptati...
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(11) Let no man say when he is (m) tempted, I am tempted of God: (12)
for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
(11) The third part of this epistle, in which he descends from o...
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_God is not a tempter [5] of evils, and he tempteth no man. Here to
tempt, is to draw and entice another to the evil of sin, which God
cannot do. The Greek may also signify, he neither can be tempted,...
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Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he
shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them
that love him. (13) Let no man say when he is tempted, I am...
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To the reader who enters on the consideration of the epistle of James
from the epistles of Paul, the change is great and sudden, and by no
means least of all from the epistle to the Hebrews, which, in...
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13_Let no man, when he is tempted_. Here, no doubt, he speaks of
another kind of temptation. It is abundantly evident that the external
temptations, hitherto mentioned, are sent to us by God. In this...
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The Epistle of James is not addressed to the assembly, and does not
take the ground of apostolic authority over the persons to whom it is
sent. It is a practical exhortation which still recognises the...
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LET NO MAN SAY WHEN HE IS TEMPTED,.... Here the apostle uses the word
"tempted", in another sense than he did before. Before he speaks of
temptations, as matter of joy and boasting, here of temptation...
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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:
Ver. 13. _I am tempted of God_] The inclination of man's heart to
good, is of...
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_Let no man say, when he is tempted_ To commit sin, in whatever way it
may be; _I am tempted of God_ God has laid this temptation in my way;
_for God cannot be tempted with evil_ It cannot appear desi...
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WHEN HE IS TEMPTED; to commit sin.
NEITHER TEMPTETH HE ANY MAN; to commit sin: that is not God's design
in sending trials, or in any thing he does: what he does is designed
to promote holiness and hap...
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Temptations from within:...
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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;...
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This chapter has a very close relationship to the Old Testament, for
all is seen in connection with God; and Christ is not yet spoken of as
the center and essence of all blessing and of all direction...
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What does “temp” mean in this verse? Does God tempt us? Why isn't
it God's fault when we are tempted? If God does not tempt me, how am I
tempted? Explain Genesis 22:1 Can we tempt God? Compare with
De...
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EVIL:
Or, evils...
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The Truth About Temptation
In Jewish thought there were many ideas concerning the source of
temptation. Some said it started with Satan, or fallen angels were
responsible. Some even argued that since...
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12-18 It is not every man who suffers, that is blessed; but he who
with patience and constancy goes through all difficulties in the way
of duty. Afflictions cannot make us miserable, if it be not our...
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LET NO MAN SAY; neither with his mouth, nor so much as in his heart,
blasphemously cast the blame of his sins upon God, to clear himself.
WHEN HE IS TEMPTED; so stirred up to sin as to be drawn to it....
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James 1:13 Let G3004 one G3367 say G3004 (G5720) tempted G3985 (G5746)
G3754 tempted G3985 ...
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THERE IS ONE KIND OF TESTING THAT IS NOT TO BE SEEN AS OF GOD AND THAT
IS THE TEMPTATION TO SIN. THAT SPRINGS FROM THE LUSTS OF THE HUMAN
HEART AND LEADS TO DEATH (JAMES 1:13).
James now moves from th...
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‘Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God, for God
cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no man.'
There is a play on the meaning of temptation here. James has been
speaking...
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James 1:13. LET NO MAN SAY WHEN HE IS TEMPTED. The connexion is: if,
instead of enduring the temptation, we yield to it and are overcome by
it, we must not lay the blame of our fall from virtue upon G...
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LET NO ONE SAY
(μηδεις λεγετω). Present active imperative, prohibiting
such a habit.WHEN HE IS TEMPTED
(πειραζομενος). Present passive participle of
πειραζω, here in evil sense of tempt, not test,...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
According to the teaching of some in the present day, the apostle
should...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. He was an
apostle,...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
«Where are the lost ten tribes?» asks somebody. They never were
lost. Tha...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to
the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting._
The apostle James evidently believed in no lost ten tribes, as some
nowad...
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CONTENTS: Testing of faith. Solicitation to evil not of God. Obedience
as a test of true faith.
CHARACTERS: God, Christ, James.
CONCLUSION: Such as have a true title in Jesus Christ through faith
may...
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James 1:1. _James, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ._ He
does not style himself an _apostle,_ because he would not assume any
superiority; yet the majesty of his address is the language...
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IF A MAN IS TEMPTED. "If trials and suffering cause a man to fall into
sin, he must not say, This temptation comes from God,' as the false
teachers are saying." FOR GOD. "God cannot be seduced by evil...
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JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 1:13 James turns to the other side of trials,
when testing becomes temptation.
⇐ ⇔...
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JAMES 1:2 The Testing of Faith. Trials are part of God’s “good
gifts” (v. James 1:17) to his people, to strengthen them in their
faith....
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_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_
James 1:12. IS TRIED.—Better, “hath been approved.”
δόκιμος is properly spoken of money as having been tried and
refined. CROWN OF LIFE.—See figure in Isaiah 28:5; and...
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EXPOSITION
JAMES 1:1
SALUTATION. JAMES, A SERVANT OF GOD AND OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST. (On
the person who thus describes himself, see the Introduction) It is
noteworthy that he keeps entirely out of...
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Let's turn to James chapter one. James introduces himself as the
bondslave of God and of Jesus Christ. It's a title that most of the
apostles delighted to take. Renouncing any claim for any rights,
tu...
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Genesis 3:12; Habakkuk 2:12; Habakkuk 2:13; Isaiah 63:17; James 1:12;...
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Of God [α π ο θ ε ο υ]. Lit., from God. Not by God, as the
direct agent, but by agency proceeding from God. Compare Matthew 4:1,
where the direct agency, "by the spirit," " by the devil, "is
expressed...
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But let no man who is tempted — To sin. Say, I am tempted of God —
God thus tempteth no man....
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There are three sorts of temptations spoken of in scripture,
temptations of SEDUCTION, temptations of SUGGESTION, and temptations
of AFFLICTION; the last were spoken of, in the former verses, BLESSED...