The devil can't use force, only suggestion.
We are constantly faced with choices between , right and wrong, good and evil, red and blue apples and oranges. Not accepting responsibility for these choices, is a denial of free will. Choice and responsibility go hand in hand. There are very few absolutes.
Choice often involves a comparison between options, no one else can load our balance for us.
John F Kennedy once said :
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
He did not mean so much the 'enemy.' That leads to imprisonment behind walls of fear.
He meant watch the watchers, and more importantly we must watch ourselves.
Then there's the garden of eden. Whether it is history, or parable.
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The devil can't use force, only suggestion.
We are constantly faced with choices between , right and wrong, good and evil, red and blue apples and oranges. Not accepting responsibility for these choices, is a denial of free will. Choice and responsibility go hand in hand. There are very few absolutes.
Choice often involves a comparison between options, no one else can load our balance for us.
John F Kennedy once said :
"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance."
He did not mean so much the 'enemy.' That leads to imprisonment behind walls of fear.
He meant watch the watchers, and more importantly we must watch ourselves.
Then there's the garden of eden. Whether it is history, or parable.
The fruit is the center of attention, but there's another point I don't hear talked about much.
It seems like it would hold true today.
Eve blamed the snake, and Adam blamed Eve.
Both made the choice of their own free will.
When you drop a glass and it shatters, there's no use in blaming Isaac Newton.
It makes more sense to either be careful with the glass, or know where a dustpan and broom are.
Then there's the thrill of making a choice, known as 'Taking a chance'
Win some lose some
Blaming something else is like letting it run your life for you. It takes the wins, and you get stuck with the losses.