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Sucked in to Sodom

I am reading from the book of Genesis.  In Genesis 13, Lot set up his tents near Sodom  and that Sodom was evil.  In Genesis 14, in the account of Abraham coming to Lot's rescue, it says that Lot was living in Sodom.  I find it interesting that, although we have no idea how long the time-lapse  was between the two chapters, we do know that, during that time, Lot had moved from near Sodom to  in Sodom.   Why Is that important?  Well, because of the lifestyle of the city of Sodom.  Sodom was  wicked.  I am reminded that we do not usually walk into sin all at once.  Often, we are led into sin  when we get too close to those living there.  When we set up our lives too close to sin, It is easy to pick  up the bad habits of those living near us.  We do not mean to, but it happens none-the-less.  I suppose  that we tell ourselves that we can live there and be ok.  However, we get sucked into the...