Part 1 - God's Puzzle Solved

Marriage – The Great Mystery271Law (Romans 13:10). So if God was with them and theywere One with God (all joined together, as one), then theywould all be One (married as one flesh). They would havehad Eternal Life. All their children could have lived foreverand would not have had to go through what mankindhas had to endure. But, they chose The Tree of The Knowledgeof Good and Evil and said, “No, we do not choose tofollow your way. We choose to follow our own ideas of rightand wrong.” Do you know why Satan is the father of lies?First, he believes his own lies. There is never a better liarthan a person who believes his or her own lies. There arepeople who will lie to you and, all the while, believe theyare telling you the truth. By using deception, they nevertell you a total lie. Part of what they say is true. WhenSatan tried to tempt Eve with the fruit, Eve said, “Godsays we shouldn’t eat it because when we eat it we are goingto die.” And what did Satan say, “You are not going todie.” He was telling her the truth, but he didn’t tell herthat they would need to die, be resurrected and then besaved. Also, he didn’t tell her there is a first death and asecond death.Satan Deceived EveSatan deceived Eve by reasoning with her. In essence, hesaid, “Look, the reason God doesn’t want you to eat the fruitof The Tree of The Knowledge of Good and Evil is becauseyou will become wise and know right from wrong.” Evewanted to decide for herself what was right or wrong bythe hard knocks of trial and error. Eve bought into the liebecause Satan told the truth but only in part. Eve was notgoing to die instantly. Now, do you see what must be restored?Christ came to save oneness with God. God’s pur-