God can do anything except sin.

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Scripture Reading

James 1:13

 

Let no one say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God"; 

for God cannot be tempted by evil, 

nor does He Himself tempt anyone

If you were debating morals and ethics with your peer group and someone said ‘I have never done anything wrong’ you might be quite surprised and I am sure a discussion would develop. Morality and ethics are complex issues from any angle but especially when we approach it from a subjective point of view. We all have our opinions and are influenced by our ‘worldview’. 

As a Christian, I realise that my world view is often incomplete and inaccurate. Hopefully not because I am stupid but because without the word of God, I do not have access to all of the information that I need to understand the world, past present and future.

In the Bible, God has communicated to us about things that we could not know about from any other source. One amazing revelation God gives us about himself is His inability to sin. The word of God says that God has a flawless character.

This means that God is right in every respect. This covers how he acts, why he acts, matters of motive, intention etc. He is eternally without defect.  This is difficult for flawed human beings to grasp but it is true. Even when we are doing good things and behaving well a sense of pride and superiority can creep into our thinking. Even in His perfection, God is uniquely majestic and noble and yet without conceit.

We naturally find that we react and respond when tempted by sin. There is nothing in the character of God that responds to temptation. Like wood shavings set beside a magnet, there is no pull towards evil. 

It is God’s desire that we replicate His holy character in the way that we live. Give God a chance to make you like him. Spend some time with Him today.