GENESIS 3<\/b><\/p>\n
\u201cYou will not surely die,\u201d the serpent said to the woman<\/i><\/p>\n
(Genesis 3:4)<\/i>.<\/p>\n
There are a number of cultural myths about the sin of Adam and Eve in the garden. Probably the one most often encountered is that Adam and Eve sinned by having sex. However, since God blessed their union and gave the gift of sex this could not have been a sin. The precise nature of Adam\u2019s sin, however, was his rejection of the Word of God. It is the infallibility and authority of God\u2019s Word that was at issue in the garden, just as it is in the church today.<\/p>\n
At first Satan attacked God\u2019s Word indirectly. He asked Eve, probably with an incredulous tone of voice, \u201cDid I hear God say you can\u2019t eat from any of these trees?\u201d This question caused Eve to focus on the fact that God had indeed prohibited one of the trees and moved her away from the fact that God had encouraged them to eat of all the rest. Eve told the serpent that God had only restricted the one tree, on pain of death.<\/p>\n
Satan now attacked God\u2019s Word directly: \u201cYou most certainly shall not die.\u201d Here was a frontal assault on the veracity of God\u2019s Word. Eve deemed that Satan was correct and ate of the forbidden fruit. Then she offered a piece to Adam, who had been with her all along and had not moved to protect her. He also ate (Genesis 3:6). Thus, Adam allowed Eve to take all the risks and seeing that she did not die, joined her in the sin.<\/p>\n
The most controversial issue of twentieth-century Christianity is the trustworthiness of the Word of God. Satan\u2019s continuing ploy has been to cast doubt with subtlety and sophistry. His refrain both in and out of the church remains, \u201cHath God said?\u201d The church has been exposed to more than two centuries of criticism levelled against the veracity of the Bible. Now even committed Christians are divided over this issue. Thus, the test for us today is the same as it was for them: Will we live by trust in what God has said? Are we instead willing to negotiate the Bible with unbelief?<\/p>\n
We need to follow the example of our Lord who, when tempted in the wilderness, replied, \u201cIt is written \u2026\u201d (Matthew 4:4, 7, 10).<\/p>\n
CORAM DEO<\/b><\/p>\n
Exodus 33\u201335<\/p>\n
Matthew 23:1\u201322<\/p>\n
Adam\u2019s sin took place in paradise. He enjoyed the best of everything. Jesus, the Second Adam, was in the desert having fasted for forty days. When you face temptation, remember your relative comfort compared to Jesus. Pray for His strength that you might not fall. Even pride in your own spiritual strength can lead to sin.<\/p>\n
For further study: Matthew 4:1\u201311 \u2022 2 Timothy 3:10\u201317 \u2022 Hebrews 4:12\u201316<\/i><\/p>\n
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