this also raises a serious question, whether those whose love for God does not permeate their lives ought casually to consider themselves Christians. Loving God should characterize a believer’s entire life.16 God’s utter trustworthiness, in turn, guarantees his faithfulness to what he “promised” (ἐπηγγείλατο).17 James 1:13 Let no one say while being tempted that “from God I am being tempted,” for God cannot be tempted to do evil, and he himself tempts no one (μηδεὶς πειραζόμενος λεγέτω ὅτι