James 1:13–15: Where Temptation Really Begins
James 1:13–15 answers the question of where temptation comes from: not from God, who cannot be tempted and tempts no one, but from a desire inside us that draws us away and entices. The passage is diagnostic, naming the desire before it conceives.
James 1:13–15: Where Temptation Comes From
James locates the source of temptation inside the person, not in God's prompting. Desire draws, entices, conceives, and finally produces death, which is why blaming God is a false excuse.