January 26 – Jesus, not the Fall, is Glory of God. 1 Cor. 15:22 “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
_____
Genesis 3:8 has to be one of the most startling verses in all of the Bible. ‘…and they hid themselves from the presence of the Lord…”
Mormons believe the fall of Adam was a ‘glorious event’. They also believe God set them up to fall on purpose, placing Adam in the hero’s seat, for if he hadn’t of sinned they believe none of us would have been born. (another subject for another time!). Ask them why it’d be okay to hide from God. Have they ever tried to hide from God in their own life? God didn’t set them up to fail, nor was this glorious! There was something inside of Eve’s thought life that made her think she could be as great as God and become a god herself. (just like Mormons do today)
Praise be to God the real Hero stepped in and made it possible for all of us to have salvation because of His great love and selfless concern He has for us! 1 Cor. 15:22 As soon as you can, share this passage of the Bible with a Mormon! Let them hear the sequence of events that took place so they can put it in context and think about it later during their alone time.
Genesis 3:3-8; “But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: 5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.”
_____
LDS Gospel Topics Fall of Adam ““The Choice That Began Mortality” The Fall was a glorious necessity to open the doorway toward eternal life.” – Ask the Mormon in your life if they think sin is a glorious necessity for our lives.
Satan tempted Eve by using the two tactics that he has always used to tempt people. Those two tactics are “Doubt” and then”Denial”. First, he caused Eve to doubt God: “Did God really say, you must not eat from the tree in the garden?” (Genesis 3:1)
Then in Genesis 3:4, the devil causes eve to Deny God: “you will not certainly die, the serpent said to the woman, For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be open, and yo will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
Doubt and denial have proved to be time tested tactics that Satan has always used on mankind.
Do you really believe there is a God? My Sociology Professor just gave us a lecture about why God doesn’t exist. What he said made sense. Now, I no longer believe in God.. In fact, if I am going to worship anything, it will be the political party that will give me free stuff, to include a lack of a moral compass