“The serpent said to the woman, “You certainly will not die! For God knows that on the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will become like God, knowing good and evil.”
There it is…. The big lie. “You will be like God”
It is seductive because, like all good lies, it has a little truth in it.
In football, I was like Jerry Rice… That’s accurate because we played the same position. He was a receiver and so was I. But that is where the similarities end.
In the same way the serpent’s lie was accurate …Eve did gain the knowledge of good and evil…like God …but that is where the similarities end.
“The big lie” plays on our arrogance. It leads us to believe what all false religions preach… that we are gods ourselves.
The enemy uses “spiritual judo” to lead you down the path of self-deification. In Judo you don’t try to stop your opponent, you use his momentum against him to pull him off balance and take him farther than he wants to go.
So, if your propensity is to follow rules, satan offers legalism where you attempt to earn your salvation with obedience… If you desire forgiveness without repentance, satan offers cheap grace and makes you the definer of your own truth …which allows you to choose which parts of scripture you follow and which parts you don’t.
The problem is that both paths focus on YOU …and YOU have no power to provide salvation.
Jesus called deception the devil’s native language so be vigilant. It should be a red flag when you hear what your prideful “itching ears” want to hear, and that should drive you to scripture to find real, unmovable truth.
Lucifer is the predator, and you are the prey. His weapons are pride and deception. There is a God …and no matter what satan says, it is not you.
Reject the original sin of pride. Embrace the truth that your only path to salvation is the Cross.
There is only one God, and you were not created to fill that position. You were created by that one True God to be the child that He adores… be grateful and walk humbly with your Lord.
“…Pride directly attacks God. It lifts us above and against God, seeking to dethrone Him by enthroning ourselves.”― Joel Beeke
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