And yet she still believed the liar and took a bite.
And we think we are smarter, and we swallow it whole.
We read/hear/see lies at every turn. The serpent told Eve that God didn't really mean what He said....and he is still telling the same lie.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
unless you don't believe that Jesus is the only way to Heaven, that's o.k...and if you DO believe He is the only way to heaven, you don't really have to live for Him 24/7.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
unless you want to worship a god like Buddha or pray to a cross or worship the earth, that's o.k.
Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.
unless you stump your toe, you are very happy or you are really mad or just need another adjective in a sentence or you may even say you are a child of God and do not act in any way shape, fashion or form...that's fine. It's not a special word anyway.
Remember the Sabbath and keep it holy.
unless you really want to go shopping or fishing or need to cut your grass because you were busy all week...
Honour thy father and thy mother.
unless they make you mad...they are no more important than any other people you meet....
Thou shalt not kill.
unless you have a reason, like they made you mad or you created them by accident and don't want them...
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
unless you are really unhappy and realize you don't want to live this way any more. Besides, no one lives together any more..
Thou shalt not steal.
unless you really need the item or your boss/friend or relative has enough money to replace it and wouldn't know you took it anyway....
Thou shalt not bear false witness.
unless it will help you get out of trouble...
Thou shalt not covet.
but there is no way in this world you can be around all your friends and not want what they have so this doesn't really make sense....
We see these lies every single day. We become so dull to them that oftentimes we cannot even recognize the spiritual truth behind them. We MUST remember that this is a spiritual life we live and NOTHING we encounter is without a spiritual connotation.
As a Christian we have to counter-act the lies, we must overcome the lies by...
#1 Putting GOD first in EVERYTHING
#2 Never placing our allegiance to an item- it's all about GOD!
#3 Use the Lords' name with reverence and BE the Christ Follower we say we are.
#4 Set the Sabbath aside as a HOLY day.
#5 Respect our parents now more than ever.
#6 Value ALL humans. Human life is a miracle.
#7 Restore and nurture our marriage. Teach this DAILY to our children.
#8 Teach and preach that WORK is how things are obtained.
#9 Speak the TRUTH always
#10 Be content and teach contentment to our children.
We must recognize that every time we go against the Bible, we are being rebellious. When we argue with Truth, we are being stubborn.
I Samuel 15:23 says "For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry." This was said to Saul and it speaks to each of us today.
Eve's choice to bite and believe the Liar got her banished from the garden.
Ours will get us banished from Heaven.
