God cannot be tempted

James has been writing to Christians about being tested. One type of testing will produce endurance and life, while another type of testing will produce sin and destruction. James wants to make sure Christians know that God does not tempt us to do evil, because God cannot be tempted (James 1:13-15). It would be a logical conclusion to think that if God tested people to see if we would endure various trials, that He would also tempt us to do evil. James wants to eliminate this thought by makin