You are just like Adam
& Eve!
You see, they made the
same mistake that you just did. All they had to
follow was one rule, and they disobeyed - JUST LIKE YOU DID!
"And
the LORD God commanded the man,
saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely
eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou
eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Genesis 2:16,17)
"She took
of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her
husband with her; and he did eat." (Genesis 3:6)
Why did they
disobey? For partly the same
reason that YOU
JUST DID - CURIOSITY! You just had to see what was
inside this little paper, didn't you? And Adam and
Eve just had to find out for themselves what could
possibly be so bad about eating a little fruit from that
tree! The world has never been the same since that
day.
"Wherefore,
as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by
sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have
sinned." (Romans 5:12)
What else is there
that draws people to disobey, JUST LIKE YOU DID? God mentions three things in
this world that PULL YOU TO SIN.
"Love
not the world, neither the things that are in the
world. If any man love the world, the love of the
Father is not in him. 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."
(I John 2:15,16)
þ Let's check out the first one - the LUST
OF THE FLESH, and see how it affected Eve.
"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." (Genesis 3:6)
Eve's flesh is now
attracted to the fruit, because she sees that it is
"good for food." There is no limit to
what people will do to satisfy the FLESH! Whether
it is EATING, or IMMORAL RELATIONSHIPS, or ALCOHOL, or
DRUGS, people love to "satisfy their
flesh." WHAT ABOUT YOU?
þ Let's check out another one that caused
Eve's fall. "The woman saw... that
it was pleasant to the eyes." How many people are hopelessly
in debt, because something LOOKED TOO GOOD to pass up,
and they bought it? How many people are now
separated from their husband/wife, because someone else
LOOKED TOO GOOD to pass by, and they committed
adultery? People love to "satisfy the
eyes." WHAT ABOUT YOU?
Watch out! God says, "The eye is not satisfied
with seeing." (Ecclesiastes 1:8) But YOU
probably already knew that from experience, didn't you?
þ The last one to check out is
that the woman saw it was "A tree to be
desired to make one wise." Everyone
likes to think he/she is a little smarter than the next
guy. How about YOU?
Do YOU think that you are good enough
to get to heaven? GOD SAYS YOU ARE NOT. "For all have
sinned, and come short of the glory of God." (Romans
3:23) "There is none good
but one, that is, God." (Matthew 19:17)
Do YOU think that there are many ways to
heaven, as long as people are sincere in their
religion? GOD SAYS THERE ARE NOT. "Jesus saith unto
him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no
man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John
14:6) "Neither
is there salvation in any other: for there is
none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we
must be saved." (Acts 4:12)
The question is,
"WILL YOU ACCEPT JESUS as your Savior -
as the payment for your sin? The Bible says, "Christ died for our
sins." (I Corinthians 15:3) "That if thou shalt
confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe
in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead,
thou shalt be saved." (Romans 10:9)
Sincerely pray: "Dear Jesus,
please forgive me of my sins. I do believe that you
died on the cross for my sins, and then arose from the
grave. I do receive you as my Savior, and am
trusting in you alone to take me to heaven. Thank
you for saving me. Help me to now live for you
every day. In Jesus' name, Amen."
"Him
that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out."
(John 6:37)
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