إِذَا جُرِّبَ أَحَدٌ فَلا يَقُلْ: «إِنَّ اللهَ يُجَرِّبُنِي»! لأَنَّ اللهَ لا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُجَرِّبَهُ الشَّرّ، وهُوَ لا يُجَرِّبُ بِهِ No one, when tempted, should say, ‘I am being tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one.أَحَدًا

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إِذَا جُرِّبَ أَحَدٌ فَلا يَقُلْ: «إِنَّ اللهَ يُجَرِّبُنِي»! لأَنَّ اللهَ لا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُجَرِّبَهُ الشَّرّ، وهُوَ لا يُجَرِّبُ بِهِ أَحَدًا
رسالة القدّيس يعقوب01/من09حتى18/”يا إِخوَتِي: لِيَفْتَخِرِ ٱلأَخُ الوَضِيعُ برِفْعَتِهِ. والغَنِيُّ بِضَعَتِهِ، لأَنَّهُ كَزَهْرِ العُشْبِ يَزُول: طَلَعَتِ الشَّمْسُ بِحَرِّهَا، فأَيْبَسَتِ العُشْب، وسَقَطَ زَهْرُهُ، وذَهَبَ جَمَالُ مَنظَرِهِ، هكَذَا يَذْبُلُ الغَنِيُّ في مَسَاعِيه. طُوبَى للرَّجُلِ الَّذي يَثْبُتُ في المِحْنَة، لأَنَّهُ بَعْدَ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدِ ٱمْتُحِن، يَأْخُذُ إِكِليلَ الحَياة، الَّذي وَعَدَ بِهِ اللهُ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَهُ. إِذَا جُرِّبَ أَحَدٌ فَلا يَقُلْ: «إِنَّ اللهَ يُجَرِّبُنِي»! لأَنَّ اللهَ لا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُجَرِّبَهُ الشَّرّ، وهُوَ لا يُجَرِّبُ بِهِ أَحَدًا. بَلْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِشَهْوَتِهِ يُجَرَّب، حِينَ تَجْتَذِبُهُ وتَسْتَغْوِيه. والشَّهْوَةُ مَتَى حَبِلَتْ تَلِدُ الخَطِيئَة، والخَطِيئَةُ مَتَى ٱكْتَمَلَتْ تُوَلِّدُ المَوت. لا تَضِلُّوا، يا إِخْوَتِي ٱلأَحِبَّاء. إِنَّ كُلَّ عَطِيَّةٍ صَالِحَة، وكُلَّ هِبَةٍ كامِلَةٍ هِيَ مِنْ عَلُ، تَنْزِلُ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَبِي الأَنْوَار، الَّذي لا تَحْوِيلَ فيهِ ولا ظِلَّ تَبْدِيل. لقَد شَاءَ فَوَلَدَنَا بِكَلِمَةِ الحَقّ، لِنَكُونَ بَاكُورَةً مِنْ مَخْلُوقَاتِهِ”.

No one, when tempted, should say, ‘I am being tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one.
Letter of James 01/09-18: “Let the believer who is lowly boast in being raised up, and the rich in being brought low, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field. For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the field; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. It is the same with the rich; in the midst of a busy life, they will wither away. Blessed is anyone who endures temptation. Such a one has stood the test and will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. No one, when tempted, should say, ‘I am being tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one. But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it; then, when that desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and that sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death. Do not be deceived, my beloved. Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. In fulfilment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures.”