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Christ was the only sinless one who ever dwelt on earth; yet for nearly thirty years He lived among the wicked inhabitants of Nazareth. This fact is a rebuke to those who think themselves dependent upon place, fortune, or prosperity, in order to live a blameless life. Temptation, poverty, adversity, is the very discipline needed to develop purity and firmness. DA 72.2

Christ was the only sinless one who ever dwelt on earth; yet for nearly thirty years He lived among the wicked inhabitants of Nazareth. This fact is a rebuke to those who think themselves dependent upon place, fortune, or prosperity, in order to live a blameless life. Temptation, poverty, adversity, is the very discipline needed to develop purity and firmness. DA 72.2

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And yet it’s constantly used as a defense as if it validates the sin. Just like Adam said it wasn’t him, but the woman he was given; and she says it wasn’t her, but the serpent that beguiled her: poverty and adversity do not justify the transgression of God’s laws. This world tries to carry on this legacy and defend the actions of the wicked because of their upbringing and living situations.