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Originally Posted by Trapped
How the saints don't see through it all yet is absolutely beyond me.
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I also had a comment on this. Yes, why don't they see it? I've come to realize that this is pretty much just human nature. We all fall into a certain pattern of beliefs and habits which seem to serve us well. And even when they start to not serve us well, we humans tend not to give up ideas and habits very easily. They are what we know and are just comfortable. This applies to all sorts of things.
Many mindless habits and patterns serve us well - daily teeth brushing, for instance. In the extreme, we'd all go a little crazy (at lest I would) if things were completely new and different all the time (chaos), so we like to have solid, established patterns to follow. And this then builds up a strong system of thought over time, one that's very hard to penetrate. This is why people in one political camp have so much trouble believing anything that is even a little different from their set beliefs, and will often vilify those in the other political party at the drop of a hat! I find this both frustrating and a little amusing . . . (i.e., amused at our fallen human condition - thinking we know so much)
But praise God, He is the One that can shine light to penetrate these strongholds!
