Testing God

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, — read the full passage →

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:

Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence: — read the full passage →

And he called the name of the place Massah, and Meribah, because of the chiding of the children of Israel, and because they tempted the Lord, saying, Is the Lord among us, or not?

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.

(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

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.

But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you:

That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil.

And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.

Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.

The fining pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold: but the Lord trieth the hearts.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. — read the full passage →

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. — read the full passage →

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.

Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.

But as we were allowed of God to be put in trust with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, which trieth our hearts.

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually.

Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no.

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. — read the full passage →

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. — read the full passage →

But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.

Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

Howbeit in the business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to enquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to try him, that he might know all that was in his heart.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:

For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin.

And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John: — read the full passage →

And not only so, but we glory in tribulations also: knowing that tribulation worketh patience; — read the full passage →

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: — read the full passage →

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am. — read the full passage →

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: — read the full passage →

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

So that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure: — read the full passage →

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

For the Son of man shall come in the glory of his Father with his angels; and then he shall reward every man according to his works.

Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. — read the full passage →

And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread.

Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. — read the full passage →

But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my work.

Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. — read the full passage →

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?

And patience, experience; and experience, hope:

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, — read the full passage →

Who hath believed our report? and to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? — read the full passage →

Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye.