Posted by: roth0003 on: April 1, 2009
Remember how Eve talked Adam into eating the fruit from the knowledge of good and evil? Well, check these verses: The woman saw that the tree was good for food, pleasing to the eyes, and desirable for gaining wisdom. So she took some of its fruit and ate it; and she also gave some to [...]
Posted by: roth0003 on: March 26, 2009
A great article from Spirit Daily, http://www.spiritdaily.com/: WHEN A SUDDEN INCLINATION ARRIVES, TIME HAS COME TO DISCERN IT BY STEPPING BACK If you want a safe voyage here on earth, and then to the hereafter, watch that first thought. Watch the first impulses you have. Watch the first thing you want to think or do [...]
Posted by: roth0003 on: March 24, 2009
De Sales said, “Those who never check such outbursts of temper eventually become victims of such rages that they are impossible to live with.” Most sin is like that, when you think about it. Our consciences become dulled when we stray short distances from the path God lays before us, and we can become hopelessly [...]
Posted by: roth0003 on: March 13, 2009
What is our reponse when tempted? Do we focus on the struggle, or on the solution? If we direct our attention to the temptation, we risk allowing it to grow larger and gain more power. Rather, let us look to God as the source of our strength. It’s important to remember the promise found in [...]
