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Who's to Blame for Temptation, Anyways?-James

Perhaps you recall well, reading in Genesis 3 of Adam's blame-shifting? He sought to excuse his sin by saying, "The woman You gave to be with me, she gave me from the tree, and I ate." (Gen 3:12). Did you catch it? Not only did he try to use Eve as a scapegoat, but he even blamed God for the fiasco! What a mess, as we see rebellion, disobedience, self-serving, and blame-shifting, rather than taking ownership for his sin. And so it has continued down through the ages! At Mount Sinai Aaron tried hiding his sin and blaming the people that surrounded him saying, "You know the people, that they are set on evil. For they said to me, 'Make us gods who shall go before us...' So they gave it to me, and I threw it into the fire, and out came this calf" (Ex 32:22-24). Are you kidding me?! He is caught red-handed, yet seeks to pass the buck to others, wiggling out of culpability. And this sinful, self-defense mechanism continues today, rooted in fear and pride, where individuals avoid personal responsibility by blaming others, circumstances, or, God forbid, God Himself! Yet, the Bible instructs us about the log in our own eyes, so to speak. The biblical paradigm is to confess and repent of our sins, as we seek forgiveness of the Lord (and other offended parties), as we rely on Christ's grace rather than saving face. Join us Sunday as we continue our verse-by-verse expositional study of James in this next paragraph "Who's to Blame for Temptation, Anyways?" (Jas 1:13-17).