Bryant Wright, Founder, RFTH
“When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.”
Genesis 3:6
The “original sin” subject is often of great debate.
The interesting thing here is not that Adam and Eve could disobey God but that they chose to disobey God!
Why did they do this? Why did their free will lead them to choose something contrary to God’s will, which they would later discover was sin? Furthermore, how could they choose to sin when they were made perfect?
Well, because they could.
We, too, sin because we cannot help it since we have acquired their sinful nature, which causes us to do so. It’s as if the result of Adam and Eve’s sin infected us with a spiritual illness that makes it impossible for us not to sin—confused yet?
So, sin began in the Garden of Eden as the devil tempted the original couple to disobey God. How did the serpent bring about this willingness to sin? He told them that the Word of God could not be trusted.
The “original sin” occurred when Adam and Eve accepted Satan’s word that God was a liar. To this day, the devil’s point of attack is to draw us away from the will of God by attacking His Word—the trustworthiness and authority of scripture. When Satan is successful in doing this, then man begins to make himself his god and seeks to do what is right in his own eyes.
Sin began when Adam and Eve chose to stop trusting God and started playing god themselves. They allowed their desires to replace the Word of God. Sadly, this sin has become ingrained in man’s nature and has, over time, caused him to rationalize, justify, and perform even the most heinous acts of evil.
How about you? As you face temptations and decisions, do you listen to the Word of God and obey, or do you let Satan help you justify your desires?
Only one way, God’s way, is the best.
The other way creates chaos.
Which way will you choose?
DIG DEEPER
Read “Did Adam and Eve Understand What God Said?” also by Bryant Wright
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