John 8:44 “..there is no truth in him...for he is a liar and the father of it.”
A. The first two lies : (Genesis 3:1 - 7)
1. God had said, “...in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” Genesis 2:17). Satan said, “You will not surely die.” (Genesis 3:4). This is Satan’s lie that men will not be held accountable to God for their sin.
2. “..your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” (Genesis 3:5). This is Satan’s lie that men can be their own god and live their life as they please, deciding for themselves what is right for them.
B. The results of believing these lies:
1. Adam and Eve died spiritually and the death process began in their bodies. “In the sweat of your face you shall eat bread till you return to the ground” (Genesis 3:19).
2. The human race became so corrupt that it had to be destroyed by the flood. (Genesis 6:11-13). Romans 1:18-32 describes what happened that brought God’s judgment on the world.
1:18 “The wrath of God is revealed against all...who suppress the truth..”
1:25 “Who exchanged the truth of God for the lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator”
1:26 “For this reason God gave them up to vile passions”
1:28 “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a debased mind, to do those things which are not fitting”
3. Those living at the close of this age will believe Satan’s lies with the same consequences! Matthew 24:37 “But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son Of Man be”.
“Today if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts”!