‘Ye shall not surely die’ – in the Garden of Eden. The serpent subverted the Law of God and its consequence by convincing Eve that God would never follow through with the severe judgment of ‘thou shalt die’ even though He had declared it. Doesn’t this ring a bell? Essentially, the devil was telling Eve that if she violated God’s law, she would not be subject to the stated consequence because she would enjoy a special dispensation of grace. In effect, Satan suggested that sin and disobedience would be excused because a loving God would never follow through with a death sentence, despite His warning. Are you getting the picture?
Summation of the Two Paths Book – Part 5
When a lie is cleverly packaged and spiritualised so that it becomes acceptable to the less discerning, it’s of greater concern as it has the potential to fool many believers.