In this chapter Grandpa again shows Rick how we commit sin when we "blame" others for what we choose to do. Does that make it "less sinful?" They discuss Adam's response when he answers to the Lord that he is hiding because he is naked and the Lord asks "What is this thing which thou hast done?" 'Adam and Eve didn't think they had done wrong--or if they had, they felt like it was somehow okay or at least less bad because someone else caused or provoked them to do what they did.' Isn't that what we (I) are (am) sometimes like? It only took Adam to sin once and he was trying to justify his actions. Do we somehow lose sight of the Lord and our need for him?
"It's interesting that Adam remained clear on Eve's need for the Savior. He retained the ability to recognize others' sins. And yet even this ability became perverted, for he began to see others' sins as somehow an exoneration of his own. This kept him from fully contemplating his own sins and therefore kept him from turning fully to the Savior--or at least, it would have."
As quoted in the book: "struggling with our own 'beams's as we discussed before, we being to become obsessed with others' 'motes.'"
I need the Lord to help me see my own problems as others see them. I know I get defensive and don't think I have anything to repent of, when in reality, we all have things we need to work on. And I need His help in understanding others needs to let me know what I can do better for them.
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