"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:
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death."
James 1:13-15
I think this illustrates how much we're responsible for our own sin. Sometimes we want to pass the responsibility off on someone or something else... anything to make it not our deal. The truth is, most sin springs to life in our own minds... we need to work on keeping our thoughts good, so that they don't turn into unmanageable monsters. I think it also emphasizes the seriousness of sin. ... Sin "bringeth forth death." That is pretty clear. Today, let's work on retaining some life... on avoiding sin, and trying not to tempt ourselves so much.
But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death."
James 1:13-15
I think this illustrates how much we're responsible for our own sin. Sometimes we want to pass the responsibility off on someone or something else... anything to make it not our deal. The truth is, most sin springs to life in our own minds... we need to work on keeping our thoughts good, so that they don't turn into unmanageable monsters. I think it also emphasizes the seriousness of sin. ... Sin "bringeth forth death." That is pretty clear. Today, let's work on retaining some life... on avoiding sin, and trying not to tempt ourselves so much.
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