Double Trouble
Nº 338
January 21, 2025
God searches the heart and understands every motive. To be acceptable to Him, our motives must spring from a love for Him and a desire to glorify Him. - Jerry Bridges
At the beginning of human history, God gave Adam one simple command. “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day you eat of it you shall surly die.” (Genesis 2:17)
As we all know, Adam and Eve failed to obey this command, and we have paid the price ever since.
Adam and Eve made two critical errors that we repeat today. First, they disobeyed God’s clear command. Their actions do not appear belligerent or rebellious. They just lacked the conviction to do the right thing. They preferred to satisfy their curiosity and avoid offending the snake.
Second, Eve responded to Satan’s nefarious temptation by affirming God’s command, but then she added an embellishing comment: “and you must not touch it.” (Genesis 3:3)
Approaching God’s commands with indifference or disrespect is license. A cavalier response to God's clear instructions always carries painful consequences. Reframing God’s commands with burdensome additions is legalism. And legalism becomes the weighty idol of superior spirituality.
Don’t eat from trees that are off limits. And don’t create burdens God never intended us to bear.
Excelsior,
Dan Bolin
Author & President
Registration is now open!
Back again and better than ever - registration is now open for the 2025 Men's Fishing Adventure. With our new location on the trout-infested White River near Cotter, Arkansas we anticipate a quick sell out. In addition to great fishing, bible studies will be led by Dan Bolin and Dallas Holm will give a private concert. Options include one or two days of guided fishing.
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