Who is responsible for sin? By Rev. Mike Ruffin Jun 2, 2019 Jun 2, 2019 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.” (James 1:14)kAmw2G6 J@F 6G6C ?@E:465 H92E H6 @7E6? 5@ E@ 6IA=2:? D:? :? @FC =:G6Dn |2?J @7 FD E6?5 E@ 3=2>6 :E @? D@>6@?6 6=D6] %9:?< 23@FE :E] uC@> E96 368:??:?8 @7 E:>6[ H6 92G6 =@@<65 7@C 2? 6I4FD6 7@C @FC D:?] p52>[ H96? 96 4@>>:EE65 9:D 7:CDE D:?[ 3=2>65 :E @? tG6] “%96 H@>2? H9@> J@F 82G6 E@ 36 H:E9 >6[ D96 82G6 >6 @7 E96 EC66[ 2?5 x 2E6]” 96 E@=5 v@5] Wv6?6D:D bi`aX }@E >F49 92D 492?865 @G6C E96 =2DE e[___ J62CD] x? E96 `he_’D[ 7@C 6I2>A=6[ 4@>65:2? u=:A (:=D@? 82G6 E96 H9@=6 4@F?ECJ 2? p52>\=:<6 6I4FD6 7@C D:? H96? 9:D 492C24E6C[ v6C2=5:?6 y@?6D[ D2:5 @7 96C HC@?85@:?8[ “%96 56G:= >256 >6 5@ :E]”k^Am kAm(:=D@? >2J 92G6 366? C:89E :? E92E E96 56G:= :D F=E:>2E6=J E96 72E96C @7 2== D:?[ 3FE H6 >FDE <66A :? >:?5 E92E H6 2C6 3@C? E@ D:?j 2?5 :E’D 366? 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