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As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly. ( Proverbs 26:11)

It is true fools repeat their mistakes, fools continues to sin over and over again.
That's not new to us, that's not "headline news"
What strikes me is that the image of a dog returning to its vomit, eating it all up again makes us feel bad, makes us feel sick. God might have the same feeling seeing us going back doing it all over again. Sinning, making the same old bad mistakes over and over again. It hurt God, as our father.
Still God loves us, still God helps us,still God cares for us . Isn't that amazing!?

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  1. ViralTikTok22 April 2013 at 05:07

    I think you are being extremely judgmental. Further, I don't know who you are referring to as "fools." Am I the fool? Are you the fool? Are the Boston marathon bombers the fools? I'm not sure who the fool is. Possibly you are referring to all of human creation.

    I also have never heard of the "dog returning to its vomit" analogy.

    Instead I don't think humanity is a fool to itself and it does not eat up its own vomit. We are working together and sometimes things don't work out and people make mistakes. I make mistakes and I'm sure you do to. That is the beauty of life. We are allowed and able to make mistakes and God guides us to do what is best and right. Still, with God's guidance we are going to make more mistakes. No single human or creature is perfect. Even my computer makes mistakes, and it's a Mac.

    Further, I think you should regain a little more faith in humanity. We area all majestic in our own little way. We are also not fools but instead people who try to learn from our mistakes.

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  2. Mats Jonsson22 April 2013 at 19:52

    Thanks for your comment I truly like it.

    It is true we do all sin, we do all make mistakes. You and I as well.

    It is not the sin or the mistakes that is the problem it is that we continue to do the same sin over and over again, as we never learn.

    God loves us even when we sin, but he is not happy about it. It must hurt to see his children sinning over and over again. But we are forgiven. Jesus died for all our sins mine as well.

    It doesn't mean I should go on sinning, If I truly love God if I truly have Jesus in my heart I will do my best to avoid the things God hate me to do.

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