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To: EscondidoSurfer
"“If Bob Coy can’t figure this out, what hope is there for me?” "
Well if that logic is applied to all aspects of life..just give up and let Satan win then..
4 posted on 04/26/2014 8:11:40 AM PDT by Paul46360
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To: Paul46360

The pressure to sin on men in positions of power is immense. It requires a series of decisions, made early on, to not surrender. Yet, the panoply of sin is vast and our understanding is limited. We can commit to never commit adultry, never dip into the till, never lie, and on and on. There will always be sin we have not prepared to overcome that will trip us up. For this Christ offers forgiveness upon repentance.
Then there is the sin of which we are not guilty but for which we are none the less charged. This is the most terrible. It is the sin for which Christ went to the cross. That sin is one which requires our guiltless crucifixion. In this we are made one with Christ by sharing in his passion. It is the sin of the suffering servant who is shielded by the Father from the fangs of satan while suffering the slings and arrows of worldly malice.


6 posted on 04/26/2014 9:42:53 AM PDT by Louis Foxwell (This is a wake up call. Join the Sultan Knish ping list.)
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