We see here Satan seeking, and succeeding, in tempting man. See how he starts with an absolute lie. He tries to make out that God said they could not eat from any tree in the garden, when in fact God had only prohibited one tree, and given Adam and Eve complete freedom over every other tree. Satan uses exactly the same tactics today. He tries to make God's rules way more restrictive than they actually are, and from time to time the church goes along with him and helps satan in his quest. Paul had to warn against such things in 1 Timothy 4:3-5.
Eve replied by saying what God did actually say. Perhaps we should learn from this that we should never bother getting involved in argument with the devil. Just ignoring his arguments is the best policy. A good place to start this is with anxiety and worry. Worry produces all sorts of thoughts in our head, and we can argue with them f we wish, but it is better just to refuse to engage with the anxieties.
Satan then tries to impugn God's motives, saying that God was lying and was trying to prevent them from receiving something good. Again he does exactly the same today. Sex is one of his favourite areas. He tries to tell us that God wants to deny us sexual fun by prohibiting all sex outside marriage. The truth is that you will actually have a far better sex life if you observe God's rules, following world's ways will only lead to all sorts of problems.
Eve replied by saying what God did actually say. Perhaps we should learn from this that we should never bother getting involved in argument with the devil. Just ignoring his arguments is the best policy. A good place to start this is with anxiety and worry. Worry produces all sorts of thoughts in our head, and we can argue with them f we wish, but it is better just to refuse to engage with the anxieties.
Satan then tries to impugn God's motives, saying that God was lying and was trying to prevent them from receiving something good. Again he does exactly the same today. Sex is one of his favourite areas. He tries to tell us that God wants to deny us sexual fun by prohibiting all sex outside marriage. The truth is that you will actually have a far better sex life if you observe God's rules, following world's ways will only lead to all sorts of problems.
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