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\u201cAnd this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.<\/strong>\u201d
John 3:19 <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

While living\nin the garden and tending it, God gave only one command to Adam and Eve \u2013 do\nnot eat of the fruit of one particular tree in the garden. \u201c16. And the LORD\nGod commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely\neat: 17. But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat\nof it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die<\/strong>\u201d (Genesis\n2:16-17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Satan then entered\nthe picture in the form of a serpent. \u201cNow the serpent was more subtil than\nany beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman,\nYea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?<\/strong>\u201d (Genesis\n3:1). Satan came to Eve under the guise of a serpent, and he challenged God\u2019s\nWord as he spoke to Eve. He omitted some of the Word of God \u2013 just a couple of\nwords. He questioned the Word of God. \u201cAnd when the woman saw that the tree was<\/em>\ngood for food, and that it was<\/em> pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be\ndesired to make one<\/em> wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat,\nand gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat<\/strong>\u201d (Genesis 3:6). Eve did not trust God\u2019s Word. Eve was\ndeceived. She took of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,\nand then gave it to Adam who was not deceived, but took of it willingly. \u201cAnd\nAdam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression<\/strong>\u201d\n(1 Timothy 2:14). They chose to disobey God. (Remember Proverbs\n3:5-6.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When man\ndisobeyed God\u2019s command, it separated them from God. \u201cWherefore, as by one\nman sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all\nmen, for that all have sinned<\/strong>\u201d (Romans 5:12). It was then that their eyes\nwere opened. \u201cAnd the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they\nwere<\/em> naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves\naprons<\/strong>\u201d (Genesis 3:7). They recognized they had sinned. Because of that\nsin, there was immediate separation from God. When man disobeyed God (sinned),\nhis spirit was changed. Remember that before, Adam and Eve met with God in the\ncool of the day. \u201cAnd they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the\ngarden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the\npresence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden<\/strong>\u201d (Genesis 3:8).\nNow, Adam and Eve hid from God. When confronted with their disobedience, they\ncould have confessed their sin. Instead, they passed the blame \u2013 made excuses\n(see Genesis 3:9-13).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because they\nsinned, they hid from God. They now loved evil more than righteousness. \u201c19.\nAnd this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved\ndarkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20. For every <\/strong>one<\/strong> that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to\nthe light, lest his deeds should be reproved.<\/strong>\u201d (John 3:19-20). Man was no longer perfect as when God created him. No\nlonger innocent. They died spiritually. Man no longer possessed the same\nGod-like character. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After God\ncursed the serpent (Satan), God gave a warning and a promise of hope to all of\nmankind. \u201cAnd I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy\nseed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel<\/strong>\u201d\n(Genesis 3:15). There would be a constant conflict between Satan\nand mankind \u2013 forever. Nevertheless, God promised that the war was won from\nthis point. For He promised to send One to deliver mankind from Satan and the\npunishment for sin (death: see Romans 6:23)\nforever. God promised to send His Son, Jesus. Jesus came and defeated Satan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although God cast them out of the Garden of Eden, remember God gave the promise of redemption through Jesus. \u201cBeing justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus<\/strong>\u201d (Romans 3:24).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you love the darkness or the light?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to be Saved<\/a><\/blockquote>