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We can glorify Him as...beings created for His pleasure - as we acknowledge and enjoy His "firstness." We can do so in several ways.
Demonstrating His Firstness in Our Decisions
"First, if we are to glorify God, we must make decisions that reflect His "firstness." The treasonous depravity of our sinful natures naturally pulls us to consider ourselves first. This was exactly the sin of Lucifer. Notice God's own description of the original angelic rebellion against God.
1. Read Isaiah 14:12-14: Satan was trying to achieve something for himself. What was it?
2. Read Genesis 3:1-8: Write a short imaginary conversation between Adam or Eve and the Serpent (Satan), where instead of agreeing with Satan instead of God, Adam or Eve instead make a decision that reflects their belief in God's "firstness."
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1. Satan wanted to be greater then God
2. Satan: hey Eve you know you want this fruit come eat it
Eve: No God said we should not eat that fruit and I and Adam are going to obey God NOT YOU SATAN
Satan: already then but i will gert you some time
1. He was trying to be greater than God.
2. -Snake: So is it true that you cant eat from anything here?
-Eve: No, only from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, because we will die if we do/
-Snake: Well, you wont really, God just doesnt want you to be like him, you should try it.
-Eve: NO!!. God said we are not supposed to and I will obey him.
1. Satan was trying to be greater than God.
2. Snake- Eve, you can eat from this tree, you know you want to.
Eve- I may want to but I am going to do what God said and i will not eat of that tree.
1. that he would be even better than God.
2. satan- hey eve you want this fruit dont you?
eve- yes i dont but God said we will die if we eat from it!
satan- you wont die God loves you why would he kill you?
eve-GOD SAID WE CANT EAT FROME IT SO IM NOT GOING TO NOW LEAVE ME ALONE!!!!!!!!!!!!
questions:
1.he was trying to reign overthe whole earth and above God.
2.
satan- hey dont you want some of this fruit riht here?
eve-no, God said we cant eat from that tree.
satan-well, what the heck! its your life! live it how you want to! what does God know anyway.
eve-well, first, its not my life its Gods, secong God knows everything cuz he made everything, and those are the rules i need to obey.
satan-ya but wouldnt you like to be just like him? he just doesnt want you to be like him, he wants all the glory for himself.
eve-no! that fruit will just bring death! and he does deserve all the glory! thats why he made me! so go away and never come back!
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