This took place right after the fall. “The woman whom Thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree and I did eat.” In saying this, Adam implied that if God had not given him the woman, this would not have taken place. In other words, it was God’s fault that Adam sinned.
This sin pops up everywhere. It speaks in many ways. God is sovereign in salvation and there is nothing I can do to save myself. Therefore I will do nothing. The Lord could have prevented me from committing that sin but He didn’t. If the Lord would answer this prayer and give me what I am asking for it would enable me to fight more effectively against this sin. Regarding a questionable direction we decide to take, we say, the Lord opened that door, and we walk through it.
Regarding salvation, blame God completely! If I am saved, He saved me. But with regard to my sin, I only am to blame. “Let no man say when he is tempted. I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth He any man: but every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. Do not err, my beloved brethren.” (James 1:13-16) - Todd Nibert
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