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b'During a holiday meal, five-year-old me carelessly set down a glass of milk, tipping it over. Immediately, I pointed to my great-grandpa sitting next to me and said, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Frank did it.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d \\nI may be older now, but sometimes that urge to play the Blame Game is still there. It\\u2019s nothing new. The Blame Game has been played since almost the beginning of time.\\nIn Genesis, Adam and Eve disobeyed God and ruined the perfect, peaceful world He had created. When God began to question them about their choices, Adam blamed Eve, and Eve blamed the serpent.\\nLater on, in the book of Exodus, Aaron made an idol for the Israelites to worship. When his brother Moses found out, Aaron accused the golden calf of just appearing out of the fire.\\nWhether it\\u2019s a mistake like spilling milk, or an outright act of sinful disobedience, I don\\u2019t want to take the credit. It\\u2019s sort of a gut reaction to deflect the blame and protect myself, even though I know God has already seen what happened. Do I really think I can allow someone else to take the fall for me?\\nActually, somebody already did.\\nJesus\\u2014who is God\\u2014willingly took the blame for me when He carried my sins to the cross. And now that I have put my faith in His sacrifice, He asks me to be honest and fess up to Him and to others when I mess up. And because my forgiveness was bought with the blood of Christ, I am forgiven.\\nHow can I end the Blame Game? Instead of saying, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153Frank did it,\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d I need to say, \\xe2\\u20ac\\u0153I did it. I\\u2019m sorry. Please forgive me and help me to not do it again.\\xe2\\u20ac\\x9d Game over. \\u2022 Marie Cleveland\\n\\u2022 Reread 1 John 1:8\\xe2\\u20ac\\u201c2:1. Why can we always find forgiveness in Christ? \\n\\u2022 To learn more about how Jesus took the blame for our sins, check out our \\u201cKnow Jesus\\u201d page.\\nIf we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he [Jesus] is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:8-9 (NIV)\\n\\xa0\\nRead Verses:\\nExodus 20:8-11; Mark 1:35; Luke 10:38-42; Hebrews 4:1-11'