The Inside Job (Christians and Temptation)

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Temptation does not come from God and He does not entice us to evil. Although He may test our faith, He does so without a solicitation to evil. By His very nature, God is UNABLE to either be tempted or to tempt with evil. James in his Epistle (James 1:12- 15)shows the great cause of sin. He accentuates that our unbridled desires have a greater hand in temptation than either the devil or his instruments, who cannot make us sin without our consent; as they sometimes tempt and do not prevail. In scriptures (Genesis 4:5-7), a temptation to evil is likened to a beast crouching at the door. Although he can not let itself in, our unbridled desires let it in. The temptation each one faces is orchestrated by the enemy of our souls; the tempter who lures all to do evil. To keep the door of our lives locked to the beast crouching at the door, we have to rule over it by keeping our desires under godly check and resist it immediately, ruthlessly and consistently.