The Great Fall (Part 2)

Sin works in such a way that if you continue to look at the things that God forbids it won’t be long until you will find yourself desiring or lusting after those things. And then it won’t be long until you reach out your hand and you will take it. The battle against sin begins in the mind. I believe that when Eve started looking at the tree she began to ponder in her mind why God did not want them to eat of that tree. And in her mind she no doubt tossed the question around and most likely she started looking at the tree from a distance and it wasn’t long until she found herself right in front of the tree and that’s when the serpent began to speak to her.
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The next step after Eve took was that she “did eat” the fruit. The process of sin is a downhill plunge. I have a feeling that when Eve began to look at the tree that she never intended to take the fruit and when she took it she never intended on eating it. And yet once she allowed the desire toward that forbidden fruit to work in her spirit the end result was death. After Adam and Eve ate of the fruit the Bible said that their “eyes” were opened and they knew that they were naked and they were cursed. Sin looks appealing to the flesh and it might seem to be harmless and yet once sin is embraced it will expose you and it will leave you running and hiding from God. And the things you loved will become the things you run from and the happiness you knew will be replaced by an effort to cover up your shamefulness. James said it like this;
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Jas 1:14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
Jas 1:15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
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James is using the example of birth here in this passage. And he is telling us that lust is conceived or another way of saying it is that when lust is seized or clasped. It brings forth sin. And sin when it is finished brings death. The idea is of a woman when she is with child there is a process of growth within the womb and then the child is born. Sin works much like that in that the lust or desire of sin begins within the heart of an individual and if it is allowed to grow you may not be able to tell at first but as it continues to grow you will see notable differences with that person. Attitudes will begin to change, moods will start to change and appearances will change. And in the process of time you will see what caused it all along.
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to be continued...