Especialidades JA/Pacificadores/Respuestas
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Pride Promotes Strife
4 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. }}
Pride and the desire for pleasure.
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See this link for a complete explanation of the slippery slope. Here are some Bible examples and common personal examples:
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Personal Example: alcoholic who says "I don't have a drinking problem" when they clearly do. Denial prevents people from even seeking a solution.
Bible Example:
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Personal Example: Bible Example: Genesis 3:11-13 When confronted with sin Adam said "You gave this woman to me. She gave me fruit from the tree. So I ate it." Not to be outdone, Eve said "The snake tricked me. So I ate the fruit."
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Personal Example: Parent can't deal with pressures of life so they just leave their family.
Bible Example: Genesis 3:9-10 The Lord said "Where are you?" The man answered: "I heard you walking in the garden. I was afraid because I was naked. So I hid."
Bible Example: Genesis 27-28 Jacob, on the advice of his mother, fled his home because he feared his brother.
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References
The Young Peacemaker by "Peacemaker Ministries"