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Originally Posted by tlshoe
Reading James 1:13-14 (verses below using ESV translation) may help shed light on the issue of whether God tempts us:
[13] Let no one say when he is tempted, 'I am being tempted by God,' for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one.
[14] But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.
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Catch 22. God created you with needs to survive and to procreate. Those very needs are the basis for temptation. You desire that which will satisfy need.