[tta_listen_btn] No matter what we say or believe,it is written:
Genesis 3:1 says , " Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?”
Satan the shape shifter.
God loves you and wants you to know the truth.The bible reveals that Satan is a spirit that can take many shapes. 2 Corinthians 11 verse 14 says “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light”.
The story of the fall of Adam and Eve.
Adam and Eve disobeyed God just by listening to the words that were spoken by Satan through the snake instead of obeying and listening to the words of God the creator. Disobeying God`s instruction is sin . The words ,”Did God really say ,”You must not from any tree in the garden” , are words that shows plant seeds of doubt ,Doubt will lead to disbelief,disbelief will lead
The devil continued to go against what God had said by saying in Genesis 3:4-5 , “ And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
These words of satan ,the Devil were words to convince Adam and Eve that they could disregard the commands of God without consequence. It is evident from Eve’s reply to his initial question that she understood both God’s instruction and His reasons for not wanting them to eat of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. It was the reason, “lest you die,” that Satan pounced on with his famous lying contradiction.
What most people do not realize is that Satan has been repeating this mantra ever since, and the vast majority of humanity has bought into it just as readily as our first parents in the Garden. The essence of Satan’s lie is, “Go ahead and live as you like. There are no fatal consequences to your actions because you are already immortal.” Theologically, this belief is called the doctrine of theimmortality of the soul, and most Christian churches, both in America and abroad, teach it.
The Bible, however, does not support it.
Even as early as Genesis 2, God tells us that humans can die, and the underlying suggestion is that death can be permanent: “Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die” (verse 17; emphasis ours). An even clearer set of scriptures is found in Ezekiel 18. God says, “Behold, all souls are Mine; the soul of the father as well as the soul of the son is Mine; the soul who sins shall die” (verse 4). Just in case we fail to understand, He repeats Himself in verse 20.
God`s curses and promises.
To the snake
And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life: and I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
To Eve
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
To Adam
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
Th devil is a liar,a deceiver and our enemy.
Throughout the bible,the devil has been at the centre of all confusion.In Genesis 3,the devil achieved his mission to deceive Adam and Eve by speaking through the snake.
The devil`s lies and deceptions.
In these last days, the devil will use the same ways he did with Adam and Eve to deceive many people .He will twist the written words of God and will cause many to be confused and deceived.2 Corinthians 11 verse 14 says “And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light”. He will not work alone but he has recruited many.Are you sure he has not recruited you without your knowledge?
Sin and its consequences
Romans 5;12 says , “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:”
No one loves to die,we all want to live happily
Jews ,Muslims,Buddhists ,Hindus ,Christians ,Chinese ,Russians,Americans,Africans and everybody.We all desire to live happy long lives.
The Lord God is love
Love gives. John 3:16 says , “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”