Hiding Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Hiding ------------- Date: 01/20/1999 Keywords: "Adam and Eve" "hiding" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Genesis 3:6-8* 6. When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. 7. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves loin coverings. 8. And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden. Questions 1. What did Adam and Eve do when they heard God returning to the garden?   2. Why did they act this way?   Practical help A friend drops by while your viewing Internet pornography. Ironically, it's the very person you asked to help you overcome your porn habit. Before the visitor sees what you're watching, would you click to a "clean" Web site? If yes, you're hiding the truth from your friend the way Adam and Eve hid from God. If you identify with this scenario, join the club. But there's a different way to react to the friend. Namely, don't hide. Let your buddy see the truth and help you avoid further visits to the smut sites. A true friend won't condemn you, only help you stand strong in the face of temptation that is common to mankind. Don't waste the friendship by hiding. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 1999 by eXXit *"Scripture taken from the NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, © Copyright The Lockman Foundation 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995. Used by permission."