{"id":2774,"date":"2021-10-28T19:37:48","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/?p=2774"},"modified":"2021-10-28T19:37:48","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T19:37:48","slug":"the-devil-hates-gods-word-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allthecounselofgod.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/28\/the-devil-hates-gods-word-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Devil Hates God’s Word"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cNow the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: 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.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026Yea, hath God said\u2026 \u201d <\/strong>This is Satan\u2019s first utterance in Scripture. It is a challenge to the authority of the Word of God. Eve, in listening to the devil, altered God\u2019s Word:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. She omitted the words every<\/em><\/strong> and freely <\/em><\/strong>(Genesis 2: 16).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. She added the words neither shall ye touch it<\/em><\/strong>(Genesis 3:3), to God\u2019s command in Genesis 2:17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. She altered the certainty of \u201c\u2026 thou shalt surely die\u201d <\/strong>(Genesis 2: 17), to the uncertainty of \u201c\u2026 lest ye die\u201d <\/strong>(Genesis 3:3). Satan\u2019s temptation succeeded because the Word of God was omitted, added to, and altered. It was undermined to the extent that the devil was believed when he denied the Word of God, saying, \u201c\u2026 Ye shall not surely die\u201d<\/strong> (Genesis 3:4).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In sharp contrast, Satan\u2019s temptation of the last Adam failed because the Lord Jesus Christ three times repeated, honoured, and established what God had said. He refuted the devil\u2019s suggestions with the affirmation, \u201c\u2026 It is written \u2026 \u201c<\/strong> (Matthew4:4,7,10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Christ\u2019s great high priestly prayer (John 17), the Word of God is referred to three times (verses 8,14,17). The disciples received the Word, and they conformed to it. That fellowship with the Father sanctified them and determined their relationship to the world. God\u2019s commandments are only kept when they are obeyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three times God has warned us of the seriousness of altering His Word:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. \u201cYe shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you\u201d <\/strong>(Deuteronomy 4:2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. \u201cEvery word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him. Add thou not unto his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar\u201d<\/strong> (Proverbs 30:5-6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. \u201cFor I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book: And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and<\/strong> out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book. He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen\u201d<\/strong> (Revelation 22:18-21).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God has entrusted us with His Word; therefore, it is time for believers to uphold His Word.<\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"