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1 | Were Eve's desires sinful? | Gen 3:6 | Mommapbs | 92833 | ||
Greetings Hank - I think that the issue goes deeper than a disobedient act. It begins with what we choose to believe - WHO we desire to believe. In the case of Eve, she had everything she needed yet her desire for "something more" denied the all sufficiency of God. Her desire was for self, she listened to Satan who told her, in essence, that she was not as good as she could be. Meaning, she was not what God said she was.(interesting to note that God declared all that He made as "good," yet mankind received the designation "very good) Here is the point of disobedience - not believing God. Her disbelief prompted her desire for fulfillment apart from God, which is further rebellion and then taking matters into her own hands she sought to control the outcome. (Don't we all have a tendency to do the very same things?) Eve had a choice to believe God and recogonize her completelness and sufficiency in Him alone. Exercizing her faith would have kept her from paying attention to the lies of Satan.(God even gave her a helper to encourage her to make the right choice, which would be another lengthy discussion about WHO really is accountable) but when she "saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate." Just some thoughts to consider. mommapbs PS: Don't we obey the One we desire to believe? It sounds really harsh in these terms doesn't it? |
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2 | Were Eve's desires sinful? | Gen 3:6 | gracefull | 92855 | ||
Hi mommapbs, "Eve had a choice to believe God and recogonize her completelness and sufficiency in Him alone. Exercizing her faith would have kept her from paying attention to the lies of Satan." There is such a world of truth in this statement. In every decission of life God has given us His Word to choose to believe and obey...but we so often believe a lie because we think we are missing something. God's perfect love for us should be the only truth we need to tip the scale for obedience. When we doubt His perfect love, we are susceptable to believe a lie. At least, that's how I see it. God bless |
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3 | Were Eve's desires sinful? | Gen 3:6 | Mommapbs | 92901 | ||
Greetings Gracefull! Yes, doubting the perfect love of God is key. Robert McGee,in The Search for Significance, advocates that when we chose to disobey we should just say, "God, I despise You and I despise Your Word." Doesn't that put a "spin" on sin?! Blessings, mommapbs |
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4 | Were Eve's desires sinful? | Gen 3:6 | Hank | 92904 | ||
Hello there, Mommapbs -- Some time ago I heard a preacher say that the easiest person on earth to deceive is oneself. Like the guy who justifies his adultery on the grounds that his wife just doesn't understand his needs. Or the gambler who steals in order to pay his gambling debt and prevent a murder -- his. His debtor threatened to kill him if he didn't pay his gambling debt. Perhaps the most common deception of all is to try to justify one's behavior on the grounds that everyone else does it -- things like cheating in business or cheating on one's income tax or telling little "white" lies to avoid embarrassment or keep out of trouble. I like your quote from Robert McGee. I wonder whether he's a relative of J. Vernon McGee, author of the "Thru the Bible" series. --Hank | ||||||