Tempted to do Good / Evil?
Everyone knows the Devil (Satan, the serpent, the wicked one) tempts man to do “evil”. Very few know that God actually tempts (to test, to try) man to do “good”! Abraham was “tested” by God to do good by offering up his son Isaac as a sacrifice after the Lord God had told Abraham that it would be through Isaac that his descendants would come!! Abraham was ready to offer up his son before he offered him up!!!
Heb 11:17 GOD TESTED ABRAHAM'S FAITH. GOD TOLD HIM TO OFFER ISAAC AS A SACRIFICE. Abraham obeyed because he had faith. HE ALREADY HAD THE PROMISES FROM GOD. AND GOD HAD ALREADY SAID TO HIM, "IT IS THROUGH ISAAC THAT YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL COME." But ABRAHAM WAS READY TO OFFER HIS ONLY SON. He did this because he had faith. (ERV)
The Bible tells us a lot about temptations in how, and why they come.
James 1:13 NO ONE MUST SAY, WHEN HE IS TEMPTED TO DO EVIL, "I HAVE A TEMPTATION FROM GOD TO DO EVIL," for God cannot be tempted to do evil, and He never tempts anyone to do so.
James 1:14 But ANYONE IS TEMPTED TO DO EVIL WHEN HE IS ALLURED BY HIS OWN EVIL DESIRE and enticed by a bait. (Williams)
God tests us to do good, but never to do evil! The Lord knows what we will do in them before they come, so it is not for his knowing, but ours!! Temptations to do evil come because of “evil desires”
Temptations to do good come from good desires! Anytime we are tempted to do evil, we are also tempted to do good! When we do not do the evil it is because we choose to over come evil with good!
The Apostle Paul tells us,
Rom 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD.
The “man” Jesus was tempted to do evil after fasting for forty days in the desert. The scripture tells us that Jesus was “hungry”. (Matt 4:2) The word “lust” as it says in the KJV version means, “strong desire”. Jesus had a strong desire to eat food. Strong desires can be either good, or evil depending from where they come, and on who's time table, and method they are to be completed.
The first temptation the Devil tempted Jesus with was to “turn stones into bread”. Jesus over came evil by NOT doing his own will, but by desiring to finish his father will which he quoted! (Matt 4:4)
Jesus had a strong desire to show himself to be the Son of God. Jesus never told anyone he was the Son of God, he told them he was the “son of man” which connected him to the human race. God the father would be the one to show, and reveal that Jesus Christ was not only the son of man but truly the “Son of God.” Jesus was tempted to prove he was the Son of God by throwing himself down so his angels would catch him up. Jesus overcame evil with good by reminding the Devil, “you shall not tempt the Lord thy God...”(Matt 4:7)
Jesus had a strong desire to “destroy the works of the Devil” (1 John 3:8) and to take back what Adam and Eve had forfeited to the serpent in the garden of Eden.
1Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose, the SON OF GOD WAS MANIFESTED, THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL.
Jesus was tempted to take back from the Devil what Adam had given up by worshipping the Devil thus making him a slave to the Devil. It is always a temptation to go the easy route of the flesh instead of following God's way!
Jesus overcame evil with good by continuing to do his fathers will which was his mission that would lead him to the cross by which he would disarm the Devil.
Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; THAT THROUGH DEATH HE MIGHT DESTROY HIM THAT HAD THE POWER OF DEATH, THAT IS, THE DEVIL;
Col 2:13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Col 2:14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. THIS HE SET ASIDE, NAILING IT TO THE CROSS.
Col 2:15 HE DISARMED THE RULERS AND AUTHORITIES AND PUT THEM TO OPEN SHAME, BY TRIUMPHING OVER THEM IN HIM.
What are the results of NOT overcoming evil with good?
Rom 2:9 THERE WILL BE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS FOR EVERY PERSON WHO DOES EVIL, for Jews first and Greeks as well.
The results of overcoming evil with good.
Rom 2:10 But THERE WILL BE GLORY, HONOR, AND PEACE FOR EVERY PERSON WHO DOES WHAT IS GOOD, for Jews first and Greeks as well.
Rom 2:11 God does not play favorites.
When being tempted we should be well aware that temptations come as a result of strong desires we might have. "Every man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own strong desires." (James 1:14) Adam and Eve were tempted because they had a strong desire to eat from a three that would make them wise!!
Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and A TREE TO BE DESIRED TO MAKE ONE WISE, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and GAVE ALSO UNTO HER HUSBAND WITH HER; and he did eat.
The Apostle Paul claimed every time he wanted to do good, evil was present with him! (Romans 7:21)
Temptations to do evil also brings temptations to do good or else how could anyone overcome evil with good?
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Everyone knows the Devil (Satan, the serpent, the wicked one) tempts man to do “evil”. Very few know that God actually tempts (to test, to try) man to do “good”! Abraham was “tested” by God to do good by offering up his son Isaac as a sacrifice after the Lord God had told Abraham that it would be through Isaac that his descendants would come!! Abraham was ready to offer up his son before he offered him up!!!
Heb 11:17 GOD TESTED ABRAHAM'S FAITH. GOD TOLD HIM TO OFFER ISAAC AS A SACRIFICE. Abraham obeyed because he had faith. HE ALREADY HAD THE PROMISES FROM GOD. AND GOD HAD ALREADY SAID TO HIM, "IT IS THROUGH ISAAC THAT YOUR DESCENDANTS WILL COME." But ABRAHAM WAS READY TO OFFER HIS ONLY SON. He did this because he had faith. (ERV)
The Bible tells us a lot about temptations in how, and why they come.
James 1:13 NO ONE MUST SAY, WHEN HE IS TEMPTED TO DO EVIL, "I HAVE A TEMPTATION FROM GOD TO DO EVIL," for God cannot be tempted to do evil, and He never tempts anyone to do so.
James 1:14 But ANYONE IS TEMPTED TO DO EVIL WHEN HE IS ALLURED BY HIS OWN EVIL DESIRE and enticed by a bait. (Williams)
God tests us to do good, but never to do evil! The Lord knows what we will do in them before they come, so it is not for his knowing, but ours!! Temptations to do evil come because of “evil desires”
Temptations to do good come from good desires! Anytime we are tempted to do evil, we are also tempted to do good! When we do not do the evil it is because we choose to over come evil with good!
The Apostle Paul tells us,
Rom 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but OVERCOME EVIL WITH GOOD.
The “man” Jesus was tempted to do evil after fasting for forty days in the desert. The scripture tells us that Jesus was “hungry”. (Matt 4:2) The word “lust” as it says in the KJV version means, “strong desire”. Jesus had a strong desire to eat food. Strong desires can be either good, or evil depending from where they come, and on who's time table, and method they are to be completed.
The first temptation the Devil tempted Jesus with was to “turn stones into bread”. Jesus over came evil by NOT doing his own will, but by desiring to finish his father will which he quoted! (Matt 4:4)
Jesus had a strong desire to show himself to be the Son of God. Jesus never told anyone he was the Son of God, he told them he was the “son of man” which connected him to the human race. God the father would be the one to show, and reveal that Jesus Christ was not only the son of man but truly the “Son of God.” Jesus was tempted to prove he was the Son of God by throwing himself down so his angels would catch him up. Jesus overcame evil with good by reminding the Devil, “you shall not tempt the Lord thy God...”(Matt 4:7)
Jesus had a strong desire to “destroy the works of the Devil” (1 John 3:8) and to take back what Adam and Eve had forfeited to the serpent in the garden of Eden.
1Jn 3:8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose, the SON OF GOD WAS MANIFESTED, THAT HE MIGHT DESTROY THE WORKS OF THE DEVIL.
Jesus was tempted to take back from the Devil what Adam had given up by worshipping the Devil thus making him a slave to the Devil. It is always a temptation to go the easy route of the flesh instead of following God's way!
Jesus overcame evil with good by continuing to do his fathers will which was his mission that would lead him to the cross by which he would disarm the Devil.
Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; THAT THROUGH DEATH HE MIGHT DESTROY HIM THAT HAD THE POWER OF DEATH, THAT IS, THE DEVIL;
Col 2:13 And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Col 2:14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. THIS HE SET ASIDE, NAILING IT TO THE CROSS.
Col 2:15 HE DISARMED THE RULERS AND AUTHORITIES AND PUT THEM TO OPEN SHAME, BY TRIUMPHING OVER THEM IN HIM.
What are the results of NOT overcoming evil with good?
Rom 2:9 THERE WILL BE SUFFERING AND DISTRESS FOR EVERY PERSON WHO DOES EVIL, for Jews first and Greeks as well.
The results of overcoming evil with good.
Rom 2:10 But THERE WILL BE GLORY, HONOR, AND PEACE FOR EVERY PERSON WHO DOES WHAT IS GOOD, for Jews first and Greeks as well.
Rom 2:11 God does not play favorites.
When being tempted we should be well aware that temptations come as a result of strong desires we might have. "Every man is tempted when he is drawn away by his own strong desires." (James 1:14) Adam and Eve were tempted because they had a strong desire to eat from a three that would make them wise!!
Gen 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and A TREE TO BE DESIRED TO MAKE ONE WISE, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and GAVE ALSO UNTO HER HUSBAND WITH HER; and he did eat.
The Apostle Paul claimed every time he wanted to do good, evil was present with him! (Romans 7:21)
Temptations to do evil also brings temptations to do good or else how could anyone overcome evil with good?
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