TWISTING of WORDS

 

GOD's command:

Genesis 2:16-17

King James Version

16 And the Lord God commanded the man, 

saying, 

Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 

thou shalt not eat of it: 

for in the day that thou eatest thereof 

thou shalt surely die.

How did sin begin?

The enemy of CHRIST dunnit.

He twisted GOD's WORD.

And we succumbed.

Here's how it all began.

Time to get GOD's WORD right.

And know how Satan twists GOD's TRUTH.

First, he confirms the command:

Genesis 3:1

King James Version

3 Now the serpent was more subtil 

than any beast of the field 

which the Lord God had made. 

And he said unto the woman, 

Yea, hath God said, 

Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?

Of which, the woman confidently answers:

Genesis 3:2-3

King James Version

2 And the woman said unto the serpent, 

We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree 

which is in the midst of the garden, 

God hath said, 

Ye shall not eat of it, 

neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

This time, the enemy gives his two-cents worth:

Genesis 3:4-5

King James Version

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, 

Ye shall not surely die:

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, 

then your eyes shall be opened, 

and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

And woman succumbs.

Taking the man along with her.

Genesis 3:6-7

King James Version

6 And when the woman saw that the tree 

was good for food, 

and that it was pleasant to the eyes, 

and a tree to be desired to make one wise, 

she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat,

and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

7 And the eyes of them both were opened, 

and they knew that they were naked; 

and they sewed fig leaves together, 

and made themselves aprons.

Note how Satan twisted things with his declarations.

Let's break it down into palatable sections:

"Ye shall not surely die:

For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, 

then your eyes shall be opened,

and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."

Did GOD really say those things to man?

Did Satan know the mind of GOD?

Satan speaking for GOD?

Remember, GOD said:

Genesis 2:17

King James Version

17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, 

thou shalt not eat of it: 

for in the day that thou eatest thereof 

thou shalt surely die.

In contrast, this is what Satan claims:

Genesis 3:4

King James Version

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, 

Ye shall not surely die:

Folks, that's how he pounces on us.

Satan works through our desires.

Making sure he gets us confused.

He aims to destroy our souls.

And to mock GOD with it.

Defying EVERY command of GOD.

How jealous he is of the LORD!

How power-hungry he is.

How twisted his ways are.

Another twisting of GOD's WORD can be found on the next page.

This time, the devil's encounter with JESUS.

Related material:

JESUS and Satan

The devil's DEVICES

Sin AWARENESS

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