Why Are We Tempted?

I Corinthians 10:13 says to us, "There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it."

It seems that all of us are tempted, one way or another, at some time or other.  Temptation is, according to the above Scripture, common to mankind.  You are tempted.  So are all of us.

But God is faithful.  He knows our weaknesses.  He knows how strong we are.  He knows what weakens us the most.  And in this we are all different.  What weakens you may not weaken me.  What weakens me may not cause you to yield.  Male and female, we are each different from one another in temptation.

Yes, God lets us be tempted, according to this verse.  But God also said he will see that we are able to resist the temptation that come to us.

You see, temptation can be in many forms.  It can be in bodies.  It can be in dress, or in what we wear.  It can be in love and sex.  It can be in association with our friends.  It can be in our influence with certain other people.  It can be in knowledge, and displaying what we have learned, and know!

But some things would lead us astray.  So, God, with the temptation, also puts in our minds a way to escape the temptation which would lead us into sin.  God says we may be able to bear or endure the temptation without sinning.  That is our helpful God!