These articles claimed that no where in the scriptures does it state that God will not give us more than we can bear, referring to how 1 Corinthians 10:13 does not support this claim. Temptations, they stated, implies only to sin and being tempted by Satan (adversity/opposition). It seems feasible to draw such a conclusion based on this scripture and the English definition of tempted.
But does God really give us more than we can bear? I decided to study this scriptures more deeply to find out what it refers to.
Scripture - 1 Corinthans 10:13
"There hath no temptation taken you but such 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."
Tempted
If you were to look Tempt up in the dictionary you would find the meaning as one of the following:
1. To entice or allure to do something often regarded as unwise, wrong, or immoral.
2. To attract, appeal strongly to, or invite.
3. To render strongly disposed to do something.
4. To put (someone) to the test in a venturesome way; provoke.
5. Obsolete. To try or test.
However, we must remember that the New Testament was originally written in the Greek language. So it seems most accurate to seek the Greek word for Tempt to further understand 1 Corinthians 10:13.
The Greek word for tempted has three possible root words: peiraz, periasmos, and dokimaz.
Peirazo: meaning to make proof of, a trial, temptation.
Peiramos: meaning an experiment, a trial, temptation, probation, testing, being tried, clarity, and affliction.
Dokimaz: meaning approval or genuineness.
Within 1 Corinthians 10:13 the root word of tempt is Peiramos, which means an experiment, a trial, temptation, probation, testing, being tried, clarity, and affliction. I do believe the scripture does indeed refer to being tempted to sin, but I also believe it refers being tempted to bear trials. Trials that come from various means, things that come from living life to consequences of our actions to the consequences of the actions of others (referring to a trial, testing, affliction).
The Principle
God is a perfect, all knowing God. He knows our limits, our weaknesses, our ability and capacity to bear and endure anything. Because of Gods Perfect knowledge in all things I do not believe he will ever give us more than we can bear.
While the articles I read point out a great principle to remember which is that God will make an escape for us so that we can bear all things. Meaning that through Christ we can indeed bear all things even when we are overborne with burden. Maybe there is yet another more important principle we need to consider that many of us over look, which is the meaning of bearing something.
Could it be our perspective of what we are focusing on that needs to change a little. Rather than asking if tempted means to be tempted with sin or trial (affliction) maybe the question we should be asking is what does it mean for me to bear something? Do I (you) have a belief on my own capacity to bear a burden? Do I place a limit on myself believing that there is a certain level I can bear when it may not be true because God is a perfect knowing God, who knows us perfectly and completely.
God does not give us more than we can bear, but maybe, just maybe, He is showing us what we can bear because we believe we can only bear so much.
My study came from qbible.com
