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The Wiles of The Devil

The serpent tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden by questioning God's command, presenting an appealing counterfeit promise that contradicted God, and blaming others when confronted by God. Satan uses similar tactics today, raising doubts, offering feel-good but unbiblical alternatives to the truth, and distorting God's word. His ultimate goal is to turn people away from obeying and trusting in God.

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The Wiles of The Devil

The serpent tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden by questioning God's command, presenting an appealing counterfeit promise that contradicted God, and blaming others when confronted by God. Satan uses similar tactics today, raising doubts, offering feel-good but unbiblical alternatives to the truth, and distorting God's word. His ultimate goal is to turn people away from obeying and trusting in God.

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THE WILES OF THE DEVIL

The dialectic process  has raised the pressure on Christians to compromise and yield to tempting
visions of unbiblical unity. Refined for our times, this tactic was first demonstrated in the Garden of
Eden. Look at the dialogue in Genesis 3:1-5 and ponder the familiar process, then read the notes
below:

Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he
said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?" [1]

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.’[2]

Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of
it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." [3]

So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree
desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and
he ate.

Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig
leaves together and made themselves coverings. And they heard the sound of the Lord God walking
in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the
Lord God among the trees of the garden.

Then the Lord God called to Adam and said to him, "Where are you?"

So he said, "I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid
myself."[4]

"And He said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I
commanded you that you should not eat?"

Then the man said, "The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate." [5]

And the Lord God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?"

The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." [5]

Notes:
1. This question illustrates the "critical thinking" strategy used to change the "fixed beliefs" and values
of children everywhere. It begins by challenging or questioning current beliefs, raising doubts about
the validity of truth.
2  Eve is slightly confused (cognitive dissonance) and changes God's command slightly. Already, her
position or convictions based on truth is becoming shaky.
3. Satan presents a counterfeit promise -- a half-truth that sounds believable -- to Eve if only she
would rebel against God and eat the forbidden fruit. The reward for choosing to actually experience
evil (in contrast to accepting God's command to avoid it) is to see both good and evil from Satan's
twisted perspective rather than from God's holy perspective. 
4. Adam feels shame, but not genuine guilt. He cannot see sin from God's perspective.
5. No longer able to see good and evil from God's perspective, neither Adam nor Eve repent. Instead,
they rationalize their sin and blame others.
Evil is rising by popular demand. And while Satan masquerades as 'an angel of light,' he can only
oppress Christians to the extent God allows. His main work is to turn people away from God, to distort
their understanding of His Word, to draw them toward "new" ways of thinking, and to open their eyes
to feel-good thrills of the occult:

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Characteristics of Satan
 1. Created by God, but not equal to God. (Proverbs 16:4)
 2. Defies God and despises truth. (John 8:44)
 3. Was given limited power. (Job 1:8-12)
4. Commands a hierarchy of demons. (Eph. 6:10-12)
 5. Masquerades as "an angel of light." (2 Cor. 11:14-15)
 6. Plans to steal, kill and destroy. (John 10:10)
 7. Rules the masses outside God’s protection. (Eph. 2:1-3)
8. Keeps seeking an "opportune time" to tempt us. (Luke 4:13)
9. Tries to hide the actual truth about our God. (2 Cor. 4:3-4)
10. Offers counterfeit promises he can't fulfill. (Gen. 3:4-5)
11. Twists Scriptures to fit his purposes. (Gen. 3:1-5)
12. Will suffer the fate he deserves. (Revelation 20:10)

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