What is society become? What is it leading to? We live in a society that, rather than growing, is digressing! We are not only repeating the same stupid mistakes of our forefathers, but we're repeating the same stupid mistakes that our first parents made!
"Everything is under fixed laws, which cannot be disregarded. But while everything in nature is governed by natural laws, man alone, of all that inhabits the earth, is amenable to moral law. To man, the crowning work of creation, God has given power to understand His requirements, to comprehend the justice and beneficence of His law, and its sacred claims upon him; and of man unswerving obedience is required." (PP 52)
So there there they are in Eden - our first parents - living in a true utopia with the ability to understand God's moral and natural laws, not to mention the warnings of both God and the angels, and they screw it up! They believe the lies of a snake - literally and figuratively - and fail to withstand his temptation. But that's not even the worst of it! Oh no...Adam and Eve have the audacity to not only blame each other and the snake, but they blame God!
"It was the woman that You gave me..."
"It was the snake that You created..."
Here we have the only two inhabitants of the planet earth that are supposed morally conscious, and they FAIL!
And are we any different? Not usually. "He made me do it!" "She made me so angry!" "God let it happen!"
We blame everyone but ourselves, it's never our fault, we're just victims of our circumstance. Come on people, wake up and smell the deception!
Ellen White says that "Though he [Satan] had found sin to result in infinite loss, he concealed his own misery in order to draw others into the same position." (PP 55)
You know that old phrase "misery loves company"? Well it's true, and Satan is utilizing it. Every time that we fall into temptation, and then lay the blame at someone else's feet, we are playing directly into his hands.
Now to be fair, as soon as Adam and Eve yielded to temptation, their nature became "so depraved that in themselves they would have no power and no disposition to resist Satan." (PP 53) So yes, it's difficult for us to withstand temptation, but for crying out loud at least own up! Take responsibility for yourself!
"In the judgment men will not be condemned because they conscientiously believed a lie, but because they did not believe the truth, because they neglected the opportunity of learning what is truth....All the lessons which God has caused to be placed on record in His word are for our warning and instruction. They are given to save us from deception. Their neglect will result in ruin to ourselves. Whatever contradicts God's word, we may be sure proceeds from Satan." (PP 55)
So wake up! Start being aware of your everyday choices! Start making conscious decisions. And for Pete's sake STOP blaming everyone but yourself!
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