One Way

Word Study, Part 2 Alright, it's time for Genesis 3. Whohoo! ;) The serpent says, "Did God really say...?" So the serpent is questioning not only God's sincerity, but also His power (as we saw clearly shown in the first chapter). Then, the serpent uses words (*hint hint*) to twist God's original meaning. Yes, he uses part of the truth, but surrounds it with lies to get what he wants. This is called deception . The truths the serpent uses are:      - They won't die on the spot      - They will be like God in that they'll know good and evil The lie:      - This was something to be desired. The moral of the story is, just because a statement we make has truth in it does not automatically mean it's true. And in any situation where we are tempted to deceive, we need to ask ourselves--who are we trying to build up in the process? Others, God, or ourselves? A question that I asked myself, and hope to answer as the study continues is--...

We use our words in a gazillion ways every day. The Bible says, "The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks." (Luke 6:45) So I think it's pretty safe to say that our words are an important part of our Spiritual life, not just our everyday life. This is one of the many reasons I decided to do a Bible study on words, starting in Genesis 1. So, let's get started, eh? We've got a long way to go! Numerous times throughout the Creation account in Genesis chapter 1, these phrases are seen: - "God said" - "God called…" - "God blessed then said" So it's pretty clear hear that God was speaking, or at the very least using words. But why? Why didn't He just wave His hand and make it so? Why did God "bless" the animals and humans? He's giving them a comm...