NOT PERCEIVING THE OFF-RAMP
Even with a
flashing “temptation” exit sign without a doubt the hardest part of
turning away from a self-destructive compulsion is recognizing the
off-ramp. The most common reason for overlooked the ramp is not
the bias factor but familiarity. When Man becomes aware of “good”
within himself he naturally assumes those loving qualities are “the
better angels of his nature”. Predictably, when one becomes acquainted
with God the increasing “goodness” within is attributed to the
perfecting of his human nature. That conclusion makes it difficult if
not impossible to apply the Biblical verdict God passed on the human
heart to oneself. The truth is man’s heart is deceitful enjoying and
even preferring naughtiness in the dark over wholesomeness in the light.
The mindset that says there is good in the heart of every man is
looking through natural eyes which will be “ever seeing but never
perceiving”. So with that in mind please pay close attention to what
comes next. Rom. 3:10, Luke 19:42, Rom. 7:18, John 3:19, Jer. 17:9,
Isa. 64:6
This is post 5. This present post has been added so there will be 2more. Those final "Exits" are the most important of seven.
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