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people in Nazareth where Jesus grew up knew Him. If Jesus had studied in the East, thetownspeople would have known it and would have said, “He thinks he is a great pagan gurubecause He studied under them.” Instead, when Jesus started preaching they asked, “Whencehath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? is not hismother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters,are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things?” (Matthew 13:54-56).10. IF ADAM WAS GUILTY, WHY BLAME ME?If we inherited the sin from the first man Adam, why does God blame me individually?The Bible teaches that we inherit sin, but it also teaches that we also sin personally andvolitionally. Consider the following verses:“Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men,for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12).“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid onhim the iniquity of us all” (Isaiah 53:6).Each man is accountable to God for his life on earth.“Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the wholeduty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, orwhether it be evil” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14).“And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment” (Hebrews 9:27).No man can blame someone else for his sin against God. We make our own choices in life. Ourconscience speaks to us and tells us that there is right and wrong, but we ignore our ownconscience and sin anyway.The good news is that God loves us and He came into this world and suffered on the cross tomake reconciliation possible. We sinned but God suffered for that sin. How can we blame Godfor any injustice toward us?“The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD” (Proverbs 19:3).11. WHY DOESN’T GOD JUST FORGIVE PEOPLE?God is a holy and just lawgiver and must exercise judgment when His law is broken. Otherwise,there would be chaos and anarchy in His universe, just as has happened on earth. When the lawis not punished, it ceases to have any effect. We can see this in this world. In Nepal, for example,the streets are very dangerous because the drivers don’t follow any laws. The government hasdriving laws, but they aren’t enforced, so people drive as they please. Likewise, there are laws378