gen22 :1 james 1: 13can someone with knowledge on this please explain apparent contradiction?

Answer 1

Interesting. I would say it's a conflict, but the "thumpers" will be readily able to "explain" it to you. Just wait a bit.

Answer 2

There is an overall apparent contradiction in scripture. One part basically says that God will not tempt any man, and the other parts that proceed to explain that God is tempting men (Abraham, Jesus, Paul). I believe it's a question of semantics. When the Bible says that God won't tempt a man, it means that God will not seduce a man to commit evil. When the Bible says that God has tempted a man, it means that God tested a man's faith. Notice that every person God tests in the Bible passes the test. God never gives a temptation to a person just to watch them fail it, then judge them for it. God uses temptations to make us better. Praise God!

Interesting thing is... if this is the most unexplainable contradiction in the Bible, how amazing is that? Watch a group of nerds tear up the contradictions and mistakes in a billion dollar movie, then fail to find any true flaws in a 3000 year old collection of 60 books. Booyah!

Answer 3

First of all the root words are similar, but dont have the exact meaning.

Secondly, in James 1:13; he is explaining that God does not tempt people with SIN, whereas in Genesis 22:1; God is tempting, or testing Abraham to see if he will pass a test (he is not tempting him with sin), which in this case is if he will offer up his son.

Answer 4

I looked this up to see what I could find. The first deals with Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac and the other with temptation. It is not obvious that these have anything to do with each other, let alone being contradictory. Which is not at all to say that there aren't contradictions in the bible -- there are lots; a chap named Burr counted more than a hundred.

Answer 5

There's no contradiction. The two passages have no relevance to each other. Gen 22-1 is about obeying God and trusting that He knows more than you do. God wasn't tempting anyone.
Jam 1-13 is telling you that God is not the temptor, but instead it is human nature and free will that leads us to sin. Follow God's chosen path for us, and you will not be led astray.

Answer 6

Gen 22:1 And it happened after these things, testing Abraham, God said to him, Abraham! And he said, Behold me.

Jam 1:13 Let no one being tempted say, I am tempted from God. For God is not tempted by evil, and He tempts no one.

Notice the different words, "test" and "tempt". They are different words with different meanings. No contradiction here.

Answer 7

Genesis 22:1 After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, "Abraham!" And he said, "Here am I."

James 1:13 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.

God was testing Abraham's faith and trust in Him. He wasn't tempting Abraham to commit a sin.

Answer 8

These are not at all contradictory. One is talking about being TESTED by God and the other about God not TEMPTING people. God does test us, not because he doesn't know our hearts, but so that we can understand. God does not tempt us with evil. It's not his nature. I'm not sure how those verses have to do with anything of the same measure.

Answer 9

IT does not contradict because it has no relation. the first, God is asking Abraham to bring his Isaac to be offered to Him. God is TESTING Abraham''s faith. In James 1:13 the word IS "TEMPTING" THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT WORDS.

Answer 10

Gen 22:1 God is testing Abraham to test his faithfulness.
Jame1:13 Says that God doesn't tempt anyone to do evil.

Answer 11

I think these verses depend on the translation. My bible says, in the Genesis verse, that God "tested" Abraham. It says in James, "let no man say that God has tempted them". Tempted and tested are not the same.