What Does God Say About Me? R.C. I said, "God, life is so hard." And God said, "That is why I gave you loved ones." Matthew 10:16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. . I said, "God, but your loved one lives." The temptation in the Garden didn’t begin with promises of wealth or power. Agreeing with you, Foreverblessed, that what God has said transforms us and draws us into an intimate, loving, adoring, worshiping relationship in Jesus. Donate Now. 16 And the LORD met Balaam, and put a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus. I am the Lord.” Leviticus … Without faith, the Bible says that it is impossible to please God. And what I found is that God has a lot to say about what he thinks about us — a whole Bible full. meets the devil’s challenge. Though we are finite, God’s love is not. It began with an attack on God’s Word. Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. You Have Access To God Jesus died to make a … Knowing this truth can help us understand the metaphorical speech often used to describe God or, more often, God… We choose to live by faith and the word of God on a daily basis. The Hebrew language, however, is very poor in particles, and the intended contrast would be made plainer by rendering "Now they were both naked (arumim) . And he said to the woman, "Indeed, has God said, 'You shall not eat from any tree of the garden '?" 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt offering, and the princes of Moab with him. But if we could summarize it in a short space, here’s how it might sound. And the Lord said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock.” Since the time of the Fall in the Garden of Eden, nothing has really changed. And he said to the woman, Has God truly said that you may not take of the fruit of any tree in the garden? American King James Version If we want to grow and mature in prayer, we don’t need to set a timer. C.S. will strengthen your faith in the integrity of the Bible—and your ability to proclaim and defend His holy character in your world. It is the impersonal God of creation to whom the tempter refers, and the woman follows his guidance, forgetting that it was Jehovah, the loving personal Being in covenant with them, who had really given them the command. You've completed 0/6 lectures in this Teaching Series, The mission, passion and purpose of Ligonier Ministries is to proclaim the holiness of God Hath God Said? I created you in my own image (Genesis 1:27). Have you ever had your faith in God’s Word challenged or dismissed? The Next 500 Years: 2017 National Conference, Inspiration, Infallibility, and Inerrancy, Naming Ligonier the Beneficiary of a Bank or Investment Account, Gifts That Provide Income and Tax Benefits. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?” (Genesis 3:1) Today’s big question: did God really say . Amazingly, God loves me even more. Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. God said “no.” David responded in a way that is a model for us all. ? Hath God Said? Look what it says here in Romans: The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. God loves you whether you feel it or not! - American Standard Version (1901) Now the snake was wiser than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. . He had hoped for a different outcome. The Ligonier Ministries site requires Javascript, but you’ve got Javascript disabled. And the woman said to the serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden, but God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” But the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die. Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular, Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct, Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that, LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel, gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative, Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular, Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural, Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, OT Law: Genesis 3:1 Now the serpent was more subtle than (Gen. Ge Gn). “We’ve always said that for every breath we take, we should thank God. translate prudent; but it was made use of by the tempter to deceive Eve; for, it has been remarked, she would not be surprised on finding herself spoken to by so sagacious a creature. The only verb that existed before creation was the “is-ness” of God. We are wooed and drawn into a more and more fond regard for the Lord. You Are Valuable. And God said, "So did mine." Your gift enables our worldwide outreach. Through the prophet Malachi, God said, “For I am the LORD, I do not change” (Malachi 3:6). And Balak said unto him, What hath the LORD spoken? The greatest threat to our holiness is a lie, the greatest of all lies: “Has God really said?” These are the first recorded words of the devil in Genesis 3, and he has yet to give up that challenge. He and his wife Evelyn have been married for over 48 years and have three children and ten grandchildren. Sproul proclaims and defends the world-transforming truth that God has spoken in His Word. And he said unto the woman.--The leading point of the narrative is that the temptation came upon man from without, and through the woman. Have you ever been troubled by doubts about the Bible? How unworthy and wrong of Him! Such questions, therefore, as whether it were a real serpent or Satan under a serpent-like form, whether it spake with a real voice, and whether the narrative describes a literal occurrence or is allegorical, are better left unanswered. There can be no speech without a speaker. Dr. Sproul also demonstrates the failure of all attempts to make the Bible partly true and partly false. We should remind ourselves of Jesus’ words concerning His departure from this earth, and thus His invisibility, as we begin our study: 18 “I will not le… NOAH – Genesis 6:12-13, “And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth. I said, "God, my loved one died." And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not. 1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live Hath God Said? Sproul proclaims and defends the world-transforming truth that God has spoken in His Word. Genesis 3:13-15 And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? R.C. . But this simply is not so. (1) Now the serpent.--Literally, And. Matthew 4:3,6,9 And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread…. God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: has he said, and shall he not do it? Fix that problem! We don’t need to learn new contemplative methods, or build a prayer closet in the woods. I’m Loved. And he said to the woman, “Has God indeed said, ‘You shall not eat of … New King James Version Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. We are dealing with records of a vast and hoar antiquity, given to man when he was in a state of great simplicity, and with his intellect only partly developed, and we cannot expect to find them as easy to understand as the pages of modern history. God has spoken. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? There really is nothing new under the sun (Ecclesiastes 1:9). I am not just his servant, although I am a servant. I said, "God, where are they now?" But God is … . I always thought of that as a cute concept, but in the last few weeks, it’s become very real,” he says. And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat…. Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden. I am the Creator and you are my creation. but the serpent was subtil (arum), more than every beast of the field." And God said, "So does yours." meets the devil’s challenge. God has a plan for us “But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.” 1 Peter 2:9. : Scripture, the Word of God, and the Crisis of Theological Authority (Evangelical Theological Society Monograph) Paperback – March 1, 2006 by John Douglas Morrison (Author) 5.0 out of 5 stars 3 ratings And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden? Speaking is the first active verb of the universe. And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I … And God said, I saw mine nailed to a cross." 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