Was listening to a sermon cd recently. It's abt how Satan always used the same tricks from the beginning. Let's see how he decieved Eve to eat the tree of good and evil.

Genesis 3
The Fall of Man

1 Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, 'You must not eat from any tree in the garden'?"

First, he plays with your mind. he fills your mind with doubt. "did God really say...".Look, he didn't say "did God really say you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil" which seemed so obvious that he's trying to add doubt, instead, he said, "did God really say you must not eat from any tree in the garden". It's seemed as if he did not know and needs some guidance from Eve. So, let's see what eve said.

2 The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, 3 but God did say, 'You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.' "

This was the exact command from God (Gen 2:17), "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die". God didnt say you must not touch it. This only show that Eve do not know God's word well. And so, satan is able to decieve her.

4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. 5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."

This is what we call half truths. It sounds like the truth but it's not really the truth. We will not die physially but we'll die spiritually (seperation from God). It's true that our eyes will be opened and we'll know good and evil. But I wished we never knew evil.

6 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. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.

1John 2:16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. These three are the same temptations that Satan brought to Eve when she ate from the tree (Gen:3:6) and are the same temptations that Satan brought Jesus, and are the same temptations that Satan brings to all men.

For all that is in the world

1) the lust of the flesh
Eve saw that the tree was good for food
2) the lust of the eyes
Eve saw that the tree was good to look at
3) the pride of life
Eve saw the tree was to be desired to make one wise