The Serpent and Eve!

This has to be the most famous story ever written about telling lies and fooling someone into believing what is not true.

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Genesis Chapter 3, verse 1-6:

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?

And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

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.

And the serpent said unto the woman, 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.

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.

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The serpent is the ear-whisperer in this story. Spiritually or physically we can have a whisper in our ears and be lied to. The father of lies is Satan and the master of evil practices and the destroyer of truth, faith and love.

Eve argued, seemed to be putting up a good fight and then she gave in. She saw an advantage in her favour and she also was tempted away from the truth that God had taught her. She allowed her better judgment to be swayed away from the truth and from God and what is right.

A professional liar (anyone who lies, it could be your mother, father, sister, doctor, businessman, lawyer, teacher, best friend etc) is subtle (suttle) and weighs up your responses to what they tell you, they weigh up your replies and reactions, and then weave a new lie to get their way, to teach you that their untruths are truths. They have an answer to all your questions by mixing lies with truths. They have a reason that everything happens how they said that it happened. The best and most lethal liars are those who know us well and have known us for many years. They are crafty, sneaky and convincing with their persistence and their actions. And their facial expressions and looks towards us are convincing.

If we suspect someone of lies it is wise to try to see them through new eyes. If there are many that you think maybe telling fibs ask yourself why would they do this? What are they after from you? And what will you lose from believing their story? Pray, ask God to show you the truth. A little doubt can lead you to the truth especially with God behind you along the way.

The professional liar makes you feel stupid, small, foolish and sometimes even an idiot for questioning them. If there are many together then they will scoff and laugh at you and then to not feel left out or shamed you can give in and believe the lies simply to be accepted. They will offer you other things to do to get you off the path of discovery and truth that you were on. And what they offer seems fun, looks attractive and will sink your soul. What they offer will also distance you from God and His help in your life.

Eve knew that she could gain from what the liar was telling her. She was listening with an eager ear. Perhaps too eager and willing until her very unfortunate downfall. But we must realize that our downfall and destruction is what the liar is trying to bring about.

Too late Adam and Eve found out that Eve was wrong and that God was right. And they payed severely for that.

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Here are some words from Jesus:

John Chapter 8, verse 44-47:
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
He that is of God heareth God’s words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God.

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People do evil deeds and tell lies for gain because they are following the ways of evil. People do evil deeds when they have weakened to evil ways because they feel some attraction or excitement by doing what is wrong. Their spiritual father is not God but Satan. Those with pride and arrogance laugh at God, they laugh at Satan and Satan laughs at them and then rewards them, his way. There is no truth in Satan or in those humans that follow Satan’s ways.

Those that don’t know God and don’t know Christ don’t follow the same rules of righteousness and goodness as Jesus does. The father of lies (Satan) has many children who try to guide us away from God’s true teachers. This is to our great disadvantage.

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There is the story in Acts which is a strong story of lying for gain.

Acts Chapter 5, verse 1-5:
But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession,
And kept back part of the price, his wife also being privy to it, and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles’ feet. But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.

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Both Ananias and Sapphira his wife paid for their lie with their life. They wanted to keep some of the money yet give the impression that they had given their all.

People when they are weak and worldly let evil fill their hearts with lies. Each lie can be found out if one is really committed to finding out the truth. “If” we are willing to keep searching until our soul is satisfied and not simply give up when evil offers us “temptations” to take us off the track and so that we lose the plot, then we will find the truth.

The ways of evil is very crafty, sneaky and destructive. The plan of evil is that we accept the lies blindly and lose the plot.

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1 Peter Chapter 5, verse 8: Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

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Walk in truth is the best advice I can give you on this subject. Follow God in all things that you think say and do. Don’t allow yourself to be convinced away from God or from the truth. If you have doubts, even the smallest of doubts don’t be swayed until either you find the truth or have no more doubts. God will make a way and God will show you the truth.

All the best from

James M Sandbrook.

April 19, 2013 at 12:08 PM.

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