Charles Spurgeon Commentary James 1:12-13

"Blessed is the man that endureth temptation; for when he hath been approved, he shall receive the crown of life, which [the Lord] promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man:" — James 1:12-13 (ASV)

For when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God:

Here we must take the word "tempted" in its dark meaning; for the scriptural word "temptation" means two very different things.

When we are drawn towards evil, that is the black meaning of the word temptation; but when we are tested or tried in order that it may be seen that the good in us is real, that is the bright meaning of the word temptation. In that sense, God did tempt (try or test) Abraham, but not in the other sense.