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What the Bible says about Drug Addict in Denial
(From Forerunner Commentary)
Job makes an interesting statement in defense of himself after his friends accuse him of being a hypocrite. He asks his friends for evidence that he has hidden the truth of his sins from himself.
It is a relevant question because it is natural to be blind to our own flaws while clearly seeing those of others. Sir Walter Scott put it this way, "O what a tangled web we weave / When first we practice to deceive." The tangled web hangs not only outside a deceiver but within him as well, and his own lies trap him so often that he begins to believe them. He tells them so often or lives them so smoothly that he loses his grip on reality like a drug addict in denial.
John W. Ritenbaugh
The Ninth Commandment (1997)Related Topics: Blindspots | Deceiving | Deception | Denial | Job | Lies | Self Deception | Sir Walter Scott | Spiritual Blindspots | Tangled Web
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