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Verses of the Day (Genesis3:1-5)
The Fall of Man
1 Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said to the woman, "Has God indeed said, "You shall not eat of every tree of the garden'?" 2And the woman said to the serpent, "We may eat the fruit of the trees of the garden; 3but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God has said, "You shall not eat it, nor shall you touch it, lest you die."'
4Then the serpent said to the woman, "You will not surely die. 5For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
1. "Has God indeed said...?" -
Satan wants to provide a "possible or easier" way out for us, giving us half truths that are from the pits of hell. Satan gives us a THOUSAND "maybes" so that mankind might be confused and despaired. "Maybe Jesus Christ is not the only way to Heaven...maybe there are a lot of ways to God...maybe I can justify myself as righteous by my own good works...maybe there is NO GOD...maybe life is just as simple as I-live-and-i-die"
Now we see how true it is when Jesus spoke of the Narrow way parable!
13"Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. 14Because[a] narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.
true is this verse in Psalms too
The fool has said in his heart,
"There is no God."
They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works,
There is none who does good.
if we say there is no God, it might just be an excuse for us to gratify ou sinful desires, or if we are discerning enough, an old lie from Satan to trick us into corruption and folly.
Based on the 2 verses below, how can we enter heaven and meet God and justify ourselves as righteous by our own good works ? How can we, natural born sinners be able to face the Holy God?
Isaiah 64:6"We are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags."
Romans 3:23"All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God"
In contradistinction to the Gospel of Christ, the gospel of Satan teaches salvation by works. It inculcates justification before God on the ground of human merits. Its sacramental phrase is "Be good and do good"; but it fails to recognize that in the flesh there dwelleth no good thing. It announces salvation by character, which reverses the order of God's Word - character by, as the fruit of, salvation.
2. "You will not surely die...and you will be like GOD..."
Have you always heard people saying: "its alright, its just once and you will like it, you are not wrong.." or "you are your own god! you control your own life and you do what you wish!"
Yes.another lie fron the devil - NEW AGE MOVEMENT
Despite its popularity, the New Age is hard to define. It includes a variety of beliefs, fads, and rituals. It seems to be a marriage of Science & Easternism Cult-religious organizations and can be a mixture of Christianity, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Spiritualism such as, Church Universal & Triumphant (Elizabeth Clare Prophet). Some New Agers subscribe to some parts, some to others.
It is a religious movement that is centered in SELF- all you need is within - with no defined order of sin, repentance or salvation! You become your own god! <----Sounds familiar? yes, it is the lie of Satan whom God has warned us about -
"... and you will be like God..."
"We are now seeing the generation of 'baby busters'(yes the youth of today that is US) growing up with no hope, no goals, no moral convictions, no feelings of patriotism, no identification with society, and no peace or even a capacity for happiness. It is one of the most pathetic groups of people that has ever come up in the history of the world. These are the people who are going to become our future leaders. They are angry. They are angry at their parents for not providing them with a safe, loving, stable home. They are angry at government for not providing them with a good education or safe streets to play in. They respond by taking their anger into the streets with indiscriminate crime. Their only coping mechanism seems to be suicide. On average, they have no faith to speak of, and they have no realistic concept of God. They are syncretistic about spiritual matters - they will take a little of this and a little of that. If they like the Christian view of heaven, they'll take that, and if they like the Hindu concept of Karma, they'll take that. Then they'll throw in a little spiritism, astrology, and nature worship and believe they know about God." [Pat Robertson, The Turning Tide]
"See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ." - Colossians 2:8
there is ONLY ONE WAY to heaven, that is through our Lord Jesus Christ, not by works, not by other ways but by the GRACE God has given to us.
invite Jesus into your heart today and believe He and will fulfill yourlife's purposes!
1 Thessalonians 5:18 - in everything, give thanks thank u my family (Lim Sze Ling, Lim Keng Keong, Soh Gout Hong or Soh Ah Hong..hahaha) for being a bunch of jokers sometimes, and letting me forget about troubles.
thank u tam kong ann for bringing joy, sadness and abit of meaning into my life and the time we have together! and the neoprints we 2 took! and ur act cute sessions.
thank u hui jin for ur treats in Geylang.the food.and ur tags!
thank u kong sheng as my disciple and my ex skating friend and teacher.
thank u weiwei for making me laugh in my most troubled times.(really, when i'm really really sad, i see her face, i laughed) and your dumb pics that nite after neoprinting in town.
thank u jaslyn for wanting to pay for KBOX first that nite with huijin but in the end not enuff money.hahaha
thank u shuen for taking NEOPRINTS with us! so nice.
thank u lynn for guiding me in Christ.
thank u Nissi The Third and friends.
thank You God, for bringing all of them into my life, picking me up when i'm down and still loving me when i'm unworthy.
(SOURCES ARE ADAPTED FROM VARIOUS WEBSITES)
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