Josh McDowell Devotions: Who's Right About Wrong?
Bible Reading: Genesis 3: 1-7
You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32
“HEY, EVE,” said the serpent, his forked tongue flicking out of his mouth with every hiss. “Why haven’t you tried that luscious-looking fruit dangling on that tree in the middle of the Garden?”
“God said not to,” she answered. “Isn’t that obvious?”
The serpent frowned. “You can’t dine on any of these fruity trees, huh?”
Eve shook her head. “No, God said we can’t eat from that tree-can’t even touch it, he said, or we’ll die.”
“You won’t die,” the serpent hissed. “God doesn’t want you to eat that fruit because he knows it will make you like him. You’ll know right from wrong. And he has the gall to inflict his rules on you. That’s not right, Eve. You’ve got brains enough to decide for yourself whether the fruit is good or evil. You’ve got the right to make up your own mind about what’s good for you and what’s bad.”
Bible Reading: Genesis 3: 1-7
You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32
“HEY, EVE,” said the serpent, his forked tongue flicking out of his mouth with every hiss. “Why haven’t you tried that luscious-looking fruit dangling on that tree in the middle of the Garden?”
“God said not to,” she answered. “Isn’t that obvious?”
The serpent frowned. “You can’t dine on any of these fruity trees, huh?”
Eve shook her head. “No, God said we can’t eat from that tree-can’t even touch it, he said, or we’ll die.”
“You won’t die,” the serpent hissed. “God doesn’t want you to eat that fruit because he knows it will make you like him. You’ll know right from wrong. And he has the gall to inflict his rules on you. That’s not right, Eve. You’ve got brains enough to decide for yourself whether the fruit is good or evil. You’ve got the right to make up your own mind about what’s good for you and what’s bad.”
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