"Did God really say, ‘You must not eat fromany tree in the garden‘?" - P42
3 but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the treethat is in the middle of the garden, and you must nottouch it, or you will die.‘
3 "It‘s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowedto eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die."" - P42
4 "You will not certainly die," the serpent said to thewoman.
4 "You won‘t die!" the serpent replied to the woman. - P42
5 "For God knows that whenwill be opened, and you will be like God, knowing goodyou eat from ityour eyesand evil."
5 "God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be likeGod, knowing both good and evil." - P42
The effectiveness of the devil‘s strategy lay in the craftiness, or subtlety,
of his approach. - P44
ones that are blatantly wrong; much worse are the slight reinterpreta-tions of existing truths that are so well-hidden that they seem to comefrom our own thoughts. - P44
God‘s Word always be our ultimate source of truth. - P44
Many typically assume that Eve is solely responsible for falling into theserpent‘s trap. However, the text is clear that Adam is right there "withher" but fails miserably in his priestly duty to protect his wife and guardthe sanctity of the garden. - P44
sin has already taken root, so instead of acknowledging his error hehides and shifts the blame. - P44
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