James 1:17

Testing And Tempting

¹⁶ Do not err, my beloved brethren. ¹⁷ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no change, nor shadow from turning. ¹⁸ Of his own will he begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Evil One

Father of Lights

From God

From the Father

Neither Shadow Of Turning

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Matthew 7:11

If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to them that ask him!

John 3:27

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, unless it be given him from heaven.

1 John 1:5

And this is the message which we have heard from him, and announce to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

John 8:12

Again therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, I am the light of the world; he that followeth me shall not walk in the darkness, but shall have the light of life.]

1 Corinthians 4:7

For who maketh thee to differ from another? And what hast thou that thou didst not receive? But if thou didst receive it, why dost thou boast, as if thou hadst not received it?

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is yesterday and today the same, and for ever.

James 3:17

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

1 John 4:10

Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be a propitiation for our sins.

Matthew 11:25-26

At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that, though thou didst hide these things from the wise and discerning, thou didst reveal them to babes.

Matthew 13:11-12

He answered and said, Because to you it hath been given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven; but to them it hath not been given.

Luke 11:13

If ye then, though evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!

John 1:9

The true light, which enlighteneth every man, was coming into the world.

Acts 5:31

him hath God exalted by his right hand, as a Leader and Saviour, to give repentance to Israel, and forgiveness of sins.

Acts 11:18

And when they heard these things, they held their peace, and glorified God, saying, So then to the gentiles also God hath granted repentance unto life.

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death; but the free gift of God is everlasting life, through Christ Jesus our Lord.

Romans 11:29-30

For in respect to his gifts and his calling, there is no change of purpose with God.

Romans 12:6-8

Having then gifts which dither according to the grace which hath been bestowed upon us, if we have prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

1 Corinthians 12:4-12

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit;

2 Corinthians 4:6

For it is God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, that shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.

Ephesians 1:18

the eyes of your mind being enlightened, that ye may know what is the hope belonging to his call of you, and what the riches of the glory of the inheritance which he hath given among the saints,

Ephesians 2:3-5

among whom even we all had our way of life in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others;

Ephesians 2:8

For by grace ye have been saved, through faith; and this is not of yourselves; it is the gift of God;

Ephesians 4:8-11

Wherefore he saith: "When he ascended on high, he led captive a train of captives, and gave gifts to men."

Philippians 1:29

for to you it was given in behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but in his behalf to suffer also;

Titus 3:3-5

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Hebrews 1:11-12

They will perish, but thou remainest; and they will all become old as doth a garment,

James 1:5

But if any one of you is wanting in wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally, and upbraideth not; and it will be given him.

James 3:15

This wisdom is not that which descendeth from above, but earthly, sensual, devilish.

1 John 5:11-12

And this is the witness, that God gave to us everlasting life, and this life is in his Son.

Revelation 21:23

And the city hath no need of the sun, nor of the moon, to shine upon it; for the glory of God lightened it, and the Lamb is the light thereof.

Revelation 22:5

And there will be no night, and no need of lamp or light, for the Lord God will shine upon them; and they will reign for ever and ever.