Lets continue looking at that garden were Adam and Eve, and the conversation between the Devil and Eve. The devil came for a purpose to tempt Eve, into disobedience, the first thing he said, 'Did God really say. '' You must not eat from any tree in the garden''?. The devil will always do his best to have us doubt God's word, he will cause us to rationalize, it is easy to rationalize over many things ,like creation, like Gods moral standards, certain doctrines. That's what he did with Eve, and she took the bait, consider her reply, as to what God said , ''You must not eat fruit from the tree...... and you must not touch it, or you will die,'' CP 2 v 16, He said nothing about touching it. We must not add to what God says, there are many that have done this ,the words in Revelation 22 v 18 -19 ,can be applied to all scripture, were a judgement is upon any who adds or takes away from God's word. Next the Devil challenges what God said, .''You won't die'', the terribleness that followed ,is ample evidence ,how wrong he was. Next he tells her, ''God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil'', Yes they would have a knowledge of good and evil, but as Milton said, ' bought dear by knowing ill', as we will see next time.
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