We find Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Satan approaches Eve disguised as a serpent and asks Eve if it is true that God has said that they cannot eat of any of the trees in the Garden. Eve replies, “We may eat of the trees in the Garden, but God said we may not eat of the tree in the middle of the Garden, we cannot even touch it or we will die.” Satan lies to Eve and tells her they will not die. He tells her that God just does not want them to be like Him and know good from evil.
What Satan was really telling her was that God is selfish and He does not want them to have His power. Satan was telling her that God was being unfair to them. He was telling her that they could be equal to God.
Satan is a liar and a murderer according to the Scriptures. He wants to murder us and the weapon he used was his lies about God. He killed all of mankind when he deceived Adam and Eve. We are born dead. We are born separated from God because of our sin. God offers to restore our life through the Grace that comes from the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Satan continues to lie to us about God so that we do not find life in Jesus. …show more content…
What was God’s intent when He created mankind? Did God provide ample resources of food for Adam and Eve? Why did God withhold the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge? Was God treating them unfairly?
No. Out of love, He freely gave the world that He created to Adam and Eve. They did not earn it. They were not entitled to it. They did not take it by right or by might. God created the world, gave it to them, and only withheld that which was harmful to them - that which would kill them and separate them from
What Satan was really telling her was that God is selfish and He does not want them to have His power. Satan was telling her that God was being unfair to them. He was telling her that they could be equal to God.
Satan is a liar and a murderer according to the Scriptures. He wants to murder us and the weapon he used was his lies about God. He killed all of mankind when he deceived Adam and Eve. We are born dead. We are born separated from God because of our sin. God offers to restore our life through the Grace that comes from the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. Satan continues to lie to us about God so that we do not find life in Jesus. …show more content…
What was God’s intent when He created mankind? Did God provide ample resources of food for Adam and Eve? Why did God withhold the fruit of the Tree of Knowledge? Was God treating them unfairly?
No. Out of love, He freely gave the world that He created to Adam and Eve. They did not earn it. They were not entitled to it. They did not take it by right or by might. God created the world, gave it to them, and only withheld that which was harmful to them - that which would kill them and separate them from