Just a little something from Genesis 3:1-6

In verse one the serpent questions God which is the first red flag. In verse two the woman is talking to a walking-talking-serpent. This should have been the second red flag. In verse three the woman misquotes God “touch...and die” when God had actually said “eat and die” which is another flag that something is a miss. Then in verse four the serpent calls God a liar by saying “You will not surely die...” Satan calls God’s motivation into question. The temptation is to go our own way. Satan gets us to imagine that there is a greater good than what God has put before us. Every temptation fits into one of three categories: pride of life (“you will be like God”); lust of the flesh (good to eat); lust of the eyes (pleasing to the eyes). * This is why we are to resist the devil and run from him when he comes knocking (temptation). Temptation itself is not sin. We are in a compromising position when we stay and listen to the devil’s bidding, because he is going to lie to us for that is his language. That is what he does! He starts by getting us to question God’s word. He appeals to our pride, desire to see beauty and seek pleasure for the fleshly nature. *It was over when Eve didn’t quote God’s Word back to Satan. God’s Word is truth, and truth always trumps a lie!