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Genesis 3:1\u20133 (NIV84)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1<\/sup>Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, \u201cDid God really say, \u2018You must not eat from any tree in the garden\u2019?\u201d 2<\/sup>The woman said to the serpent, \u201cWe may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3<\/sup>but God did say, \u2018You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Temptation rarely arrives with a battering ram; it slips in through the side door with a seemingly innocent question. The serpent did not begin with a command to disobey. It began with a subtle question that twisted the truth: “Did God really<\/em> say…?” Notice the craft in this approach. It does not immediately deny God’s word, but first insinuates that it is unreasonable, smuggling in the assumption that God’s command is something to be placed under our own critical judgment. The very moment Eve engages with this question, she has stepped out of her role as a creature and into the role of a critic. She has moved from the garden into the judge’s bench.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The goal of this first strategy is to create mistrust in the authority of God’s Word. Before any fruit is touched, the foundation of reality is shaken. Sin does not begin with the act of disobedience, but with the prideful assumption that we have the right, the wisdom, and the standing to adjudicate God’s commands. Once you begin to ask, “Is this rule really<\/em> good for me?” you have already performed a coup in your own heart. You have replaced God with your own assessment of what is good. Eve’s response reveals the poison is already at work. She adds to God’s command\u2014“you must not touch it”<\/em>\u2014magnifying its strictness and beginning to feel the self-pity that the serpent was hoping to provoke. The battle was nearly lost before it had truly begun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflect, Share & Pray:<\/strong> When have you found yourself questioning the goodness or wisdom of God’s Word, and in doing so, placing your own judgment above His? Talk to God about it in humble repentance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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