“Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.”
Genesis 3:1-7 KJV
“And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat? And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. And the Lord God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.”
Genesis 3:10-13 KJV
In the garden, the enemy twisted God's Word and deceived man. Man and woman chose to listen and intentionally rebelled against God, and in doing so died a spiritual death. When questioned about what they had done, instead of acknowledging their sin and repenting of their own actions, they chose to lay the blame elsewhere! Adam even blamed God! They had become as their father the accuser!
The enemy is still twisting God's Words and man is still choosing to walk in rebellion, refusing to repent, and is dying.
God has since made every effort to reconcile man to Himself!
“When a righteous man turneth away from his righteousness, and committeth iniquity, and dieth in them; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. Again, when the wicked man turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is lawful and right, he shall save his soul alive. Because he considereth, and turneth away from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of the Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my ways equal? are not your ways unequal? Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and turn yourselves from all your transgressions; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will ye die, O house of Israel? For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.” Ezekiel 18:26-32 KJV
If your denomination does not preach repentance and you choose to believe the traditions of men instead of seeking The Truth for yourself in your Bible; if you are standing on Promises that are not yours to stand on (because of your rebellion), then you will die in your sin. The Promises of God are ours to claim, only through obedience to His Commandments!
You are rebellious and disobedient IF you have unforgiveness, bitterness, anger, fear, etc, in your heart, AND you will die in your sins, unless you confess and repent!
“For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.” 2 Corinthians 7:10 KJV
“Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.” Matthew 5:8 KJV
Examine your heart!
Repent while there is still time!
Even so - MARANATHA!
From 5/19/17
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