The deception was in believing that the tree was more satisfying to the body and more pleasurable to the sight than God.


“Be hard on yourself and easy on others. Carry your own cross but never lay one on the back of another.”
― Man: The Dwelling Place of God
― Man: The Dwelling Place of God

“When a man rises and says, “I believe the Bible” and then ignores the teachings of the Bible on his own pet subjects, he is rejecting the Word more insidiously than outright disbelief.”
― The Dangers of a Shallow Faith: Awakening from Spiritual Lethargy
― The Dangers of a Shallow Faith: Awakening from Spiritual Lethargy

“There is only one way to make good on an intention, and that is to turn it into action.”
― The Dangers of a Shallow Faith: Awakening from Spiritual Lethargy
― The Dangers of a Shallow Faith: Awakening from Spiritual Lethargy

“What both sides of the culture war forget is that when we label another person or group as the “enemy” because they oppose our vision of the future, we also reduce their value. We diminish, at least in our eyes, some of their God-given worth by viewing them as objects to be removed rather than people to be loved. Whenever we diminish the value of people created in God’s image, we cannot be moving closer to shalom;”
― Futureville: Discover Your Purpose for Today by Reimagining Tomorrow
― Futureville: Discover Your Purpose for Today by Reimagining Tomorrow

“For myself, I long ago decided that I would rather know the truth than be happy in ignorance. If I can not have both truth and happiness, give me truth. We’ll have a long time to be happy in heaven.”
― Man: The Dwelling Place of God
― Man: The Dwelling Place of God
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