And Jesus said to them, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.” – Luke 10:18 According to the Bible, there is a supernatural, malevolent, spiritual being called Satan. He is presented as the one who opposes the plan of God. He is the adversary of the human race; conducting spiritual warfare, actively opposing us…
“The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist” – Verbal Kint, “The Usual Suspects” The seed plot of the entire Bible centers around a war between those who support God’s plan, (and the redemption of man from the effects of Original Sin), and those who oppose it. The Bible…
The second dispensation failed because the people of that had great knowledge, but they relied on knowledge alone to form their worldview. They did not believe in anything they did not know completely, therefore they did not fully believe in God. They lacked faith. Generally speaking, faith is the willingness to rely on something that…
The dispensations are God’s process of contrastively showing that His plan for humanity is right. The first dispensation asked the question, – if man was completely innocent; with no knowledge of the long-term consequences of his actions (good and evil), would he choose to continue to rely on God for moment by moment direction, or…
The last few posts have dealt with the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, and why eating the fruit of that tree led to death. This week, we will look at the wider implications of Adam and Eve eating the fruit, as well as the “what”, “why”, and “how” of the curses God…