James 1:17

Testing And Tempting

¹⁶ Do not be misled, my dear brothers. ¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect present is from heaven, and comes down from the Father of the heavenly lights, about whom there is no variation of changing shadow. ¹⁸ Of his own accord he brought us into being through the message of truth, so that we might be a kind of first-fruits among his creatures.

Evil One

Father of Lights

From God

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Neither Shadow Of Turning

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Matthew 7:11

So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give what is good to those who ask him for it!

John 3:27

John answered, "A man cannot get anything unless it is given to him from heaven.

1 John 1:5

This is the message that we heard from him and announce to you: God is light; there is no darkness in him at all.

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke to them again and said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not have to walk in darkness but will have the light of life."

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who sees anything special in you? And what have you got that you have not been given? But if it has been given you, why do you boast as though it had not been?

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same today that he was yesterday, and he will be so forever.

James 3:17

The wisdom that is from above is first of all pure, then peaceable, considerate, willing to yield, full of compassion and good deeds, whole-hearted, straightforward.

1 John 4:10

The love consists not in our having loved God, but in his loving us and sending his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Matthew 11:25-26

At that same time Jesus said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, for hiding all this from the learned and intelligent and revealing it to children.

Matthew 13:11-12

He answered, "You are permitted to know the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but they are not.

Luke 11:13

So if you, bad as you are, know enough to give your children what is good, how much more surely will your Father in heaven give the holy Spirit to those who ask him for it!"

John 1:9

The real light, which sheds light upon everyone, was just coming into the world.

Acts 5:31

God took him up to his right hand as our leader and savior, in order to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

Acts 11:18

When they heard this, they made no further objection, but they gave honor to God, and said, "Then God has given even the heathen repentance and the hope of life!"

Romans 6:23

For the wages sin pays is death, but the gift God gives is eternal life through union with Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 11:29-30

for God does not change his mind about those to whom he gives his blessings or sends his call.

Romans 12:6-8

We have gifts that differ with the favor that God has shown us, whether it is that of preaching, differing with the measure of our faith,

1 Corinthians 12:4-12

Endowments vary, but the Spirit is the same,

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in my heart, to give me the light of the knowledge of God's glory, that is on the face of Christ.

Ephesians 1:18

enlightening the eyes of your mind so that you may know what the hope is to which he calls you, and how gloriously rich his inheritance is among God's people,

Ephesians 2:3-5

We all lived among them once, indulging our physical cravings and obeying the impulses of our lower nature and its thoughts, and by nature we were doomed to God's wrath like other men.

Ephesians 2:8

For it is by his mercy that you have been saved through faith. It is not by your own action, it is the gift of God.

Ephesians 4:8-11

So it says, "When he went up on high, he led a host of captives, And gave gifts to mankind."

Philippians 1:29

For you have been granted the privilege not only of trusting in Christ but of suffering for him.

Titus 3:3-5

For we ourselves were once without understanding, disobedient, deluded, enslaved to all kinds of passions and pleasures. Our minds were full of malice and envy. Men hated us and we hated one another.

Hebrews 1:11-12

They will perish, but you continue! And they will all wear out like a coat,

James 1:5

If any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God who gives generously to everyone, and does not reproach one with it afterward, and he will give it to him.

James 3:15

Such wisdom does not come from above. It is earthly, animal, demon-like.

1 John 5:11-12

And that testimony is that God has given us eternal life, and that this life is found in his Son.

Revelation 21:23

The city does not need the sun nor the moon to shine in it, for the glory of God lighted it, and the Lamb is its lamp.

Revelation 22:5

There will no longer be any night and they will have no need of lamplight or sunlight, for the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.