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No. God’s nature does not change. According to James chapter 1, verse 17, God is the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. The sun, moon and stars move, but God stays the same. Every good and perfect gift comes from him, and he never tempts anyone. Believers can anchor their faith in his unchanging goodness through trials and temptation. <...

According to James chapter 1, verses 14 and 15, temptation turns into sin in stages. First, a person is lured and enticed by their own desire. Then desire conceives and gives birth to sin. Finally, sin, when fully grown, brings forth death. Being tempted is the pull; sin happens when desire is allowed to take hold. Temptation does not come from God. The way out is quick repen...

Temptation comes from our own desires, not from God. James chapter 1, verse 14 says each person is tempted when their own desire lures and entices them, and James chapter 1, verse 13 says God cannot be tempted by evil and tempts no one. The Greek word behind "lust" means a longing for what is forbidden. Feeling tempted is not the same as sinning; sin begins when we yield to t...

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In James 1:8, a "double-minded man" is someone whose loyalty is split between God and everything else, leaving him "unstable in all his ways." David McIntyre and Phillip Rich unpack this through Matthew 6:24 and Romans 12:2, showing the cure is consistently choosing God over the pull of everything else. 

Host Jon Dzyuba joins David McIntyre and Phillip Rich to continue ...