Tempting of God

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Genesis|22:1  And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt
Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.

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:

I am curious to see what the answer to this question would be?  If God
does not tempt
man, then why does it say in Genesis 22:1 that God did tempt Abraham?  I
have been asked
this question 2 times now, and until now, I didn't really have a valid
answer for the it.  If I take
the next verse in James for a possible answer:

James|1:14  But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own
lust, and enticed.

That means Abraham was drawn away of his own lust.  Is this so, or is
there another answer that I am just not looking hard enough to find?


Chris Sterrett
sterrett@juno.com
http://oneness.org