The Hiding Cobra Was Found

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Snakes and sin are similar.

• A domesticated snake in a controlled environment can still kill you.  Are you harboring a "snake," convincing yourself that it's harmless?  Sin is a poison, not a pet.
• Of course the snake was hiding!  That's what snakes do when they're not slithering, biting or killing.  They may hide, but it's because they don't want to be seen . . . yet.
• Snakes fascinate and mesmerize people.  It doesn't matter that the snake is poisonous, deadly, ugly, repulsive, and housed behind really thick glass.  People still want to visit the exhibit.
• A snake's color, markings, size, tongue, fangs and other unique features don't change the fact it's still a snake.  We live in a culture that describes sin as anything but sin.  It is portrayed as pleasurable and desirable.
• Get the snake before the snake gets you.