- But the serpent said to the woman: "You certainly will not die! No, God knows well that the moment you eat of it your eyes will be opened and you will be like gods who know what is good and what is bad."
- (Genesis 3: 1-5)
He lied to Eve and lies to us now today. He tempts us. He wants to take us away from God and wants us to put ourselves in the center of our lives in place of God.
Because he hates us.
He wants us to argue with God. He wants us to argue with our neighbors. He wants us to go to war. He wants us to kill if not with weapons then with our words. He wants division.
He envies us as he envied Adam and Eve. For we are with God and he is not. Through his envy, he wants to take us away from God. Not by turning ourselves to him but rather by turning ourselves inward to ourselves.
Recognize the lies and reject Satan. Avoid him and ask God for help.
Unfortunately for us, what Eve did not realize was that Satan was lying to her the whole time. The truth was that she already was like God as He created her in His image and likeness. The truth was that she already had knowledge of what was good and what was bad.
Satan lied and said that man will not die but rather become like god, the ironic Truth is that God fixed the mistake by becoming a man and dying.
Because He loves us.
Thank You, God.
I love You.
4 comments:
The truth was that she already was like God as He created her in His image and likeness.
great point.
the throuble is, is that Satan is the 'prince of lies' and he is real good at telling them. trusting in, depending on, clinging to, and living in the Word of God is our best defence.
Great writing theden.
MDM
Hi.
I hope you don't mind me stopping by your blog.
Unfortunately for us, what Eve did not realize was that Satan was lying to her the whole time. The truth was that she already was like God as He created her in His image and likeness. The truth was that she already had knowledge of what was good and what was bad.
Satan lied and said that man will not die but rather become like god, the ironic Truth is that God fixed the mistake by becoming a man and dying.
Because He loves us.
Very insightful words. Indeed one of the greatest lies we can ever believe is that we can be independent of God and we can be the centre of our universe.
Is it ok if I periodically drop by your blog to ask u questions about the catholic faith?
Hi Naniecheng,
Of course, you are more than welcome to stop by anytime. I'm hoping to post something new soon.
In response to your question from Beowulf's site, the best place to find the Catholic Deposit of Faith is the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It's in Part One of the Catechism. It's a few hundred pages and it's online. Honestly though, if you buy the paperback, there are a lot of Scriptural references that are very helpful. I don't know if you can find that on line.
Also, please feel free to ask me any questions you'd like.
Dennis
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