{"id":154,"date":"2008-04-30T13:01:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-30T13:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lrtministry.org\/what-catches-your-eye\/"},"modified":"2008-04-30T13:01:00","modified_gmt":"2008-04-30T13:01:00","slug":"what-catches-your-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesojournersgarden.org\/blog\/what-catches-your-eye\/","title":{"rendered":"What catches your eye?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been rereading the first three chapters of Genesis looking at the creation narrative and the events that occurred in the garden of Eden. When Eve ate the fruit she didn\u2019t just grab it and eat, no the story tells us of how it was good, pleasant and desirable.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the way sin is. We seldom imply jump in, but rather we are enticed, prodded (remember the serpent) and then we give in (see James 1). Remember to be careful as to what catches your eye and to not let temptation develop into sin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been rereading the first three chapters of Genesis looking at the creation narrative and the events that occurred in the garden of Eden. When Eve ate the fruit she didn\u2019t just grab it and eat, no the story tells us of how it was good, pleasant and desirable. That\u2019s the way sin is. … <\/p>\n

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