Only one way

A sermon on Genesis argues that the devil's core deception is promising god-like power and happiness through disobedience. This lie drives all human rebellion, from wars to drug use. The speaker warns that sin's pleasures are temporary; the wages of sin is death.
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The Bible says the devil came to Adam and Eve, tempted them, and here's what the devil said: God says if you eat of that tree, you're going to die. Well, I want to tell you something. You're not going to die. God's jealous of you. God knows that when you eat of that tree, you're going to be a god. You'll be like God. Go ahead, eat of that tree. You don't have to obey God. Listen to me. And they listened to the devil. They believed a lie instead of the truth of God. Man rebelled against and all the troubles and all the sufferings and all the wars of all of history have come about as a result of the fact that man is in rebellion against God. So young people try drugs, they try alcohol, they try permissive sex, they try all the rest of it to find peace and joy and happiness and purpose and meaning in their lives, and they don't. Why don't they? You see, it's the devil's lie. The devil's telling you a lie. He says you'll be like gods. This is the way to pleasure. This is the way to happiness. This is the way I have a good time. There is a lot of fun in it for a short time. There's pleasure in sin, the Bible says, for a season. You can go out and take a shot of heroin and get high and have a good time for a little while. Sure, you can go out and have a sex experience and have a moment of ecstasy. Sure, you can go out and get drunk and feel good, feel like you can take on the world for a little while. But then comes the kickback. The wages of sin is death.
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