April 28, 2020

“And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; “but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die.’”” (Genesis 3:2-3 NKJV)

Here we see how most sin begins. In response to the serpents temptation Eve adds to God’s commandment by saying “nor shall you touch it”. Whether to strengthen her fight with temptation Eve adds to God’s command and places herself at a disadvantage against the serpent.

Eve has chosen her own authority rather than the authority of God. Already Eve has placed herself above God and has chosen to believe she knows better. Her pride leads to THE fall and humanity will never be the same.

The worst points in history precede from our arrogance believing we know better than God and even that we are our own God. Sadly this true of organized religion. Many of the gods humans create are a reflection of who we are. Our god’s kill, destroy, demand sacrifices (even human sacrifices) commit ungodly acts (ironic isn’t it) and are fickle in their nature. 

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