The Goodness of God and the Headwaters of Temptation Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: The Goodness of God and the Headwaters of Temptation Keywords: "God's nature" "James 1" “lust” "temptation" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: James 1:13-14* 13. 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 anyone. 14. But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust. Questions 1. What does verse 13 say to you about the nature of God?   2. If temptation doesn't come from God (see verse 13), where does it come from (see verse 14)?   3. According to verse 14, what power might lust exert over someone?   Practical help God is good! He is not the kind of a God who will tempt you to sin to see if you can resist. He will have nothing to do with sin Himself and doesn't put temptation to sin before you. God gave to each person a sexual nature and sexual desire. However, "lust" is the desire for something that is forbidden. "Lust" is what is aroused when we view pornography. When tempted to view pornography on the Web, remember that the urge is not coming from God (He doesn't tempt anyone). The temptation is actually a twisting of a legitimate desire for sex that God placed in you. Be thankful to God for your sex drive, but recognize that pornography turns love into lust. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1998, 2003 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission." ---