Lead us not into temptation...Why would God lead
man into temptation? Don't Christians believe that this is Satan's domain, that Satan alone is responsible for the evil in the world? But it's a
Jewish idea that God created absolutely everything--good and bad, angels and devils. It is Satan's job, acting on God's behalf, to test people so
they can make their own choices. Otherwise, there would be no free will. Judaism says that when the human being withstands temptation Satan dances with joy;
but when a human being falls prey to temptation and does an evil act, Satan weeps because he has done his job too well.
pg 121, Climbing the Mountain, Kirk Douglas