JESUS TALK

  W hy does the Great Commandment instruct us to love God first, others second? Because this is the order in which God himself loves. Genesis 1:1 is not where God's love first began. His love is eternal, and always existed before creation, and it has always existed in the Trinity. God ’ s love didn't call for anything outside of the Godhead. Because Christ first loved us, we love. He loves us because he first and always loved himself. In humans, Self-love is not always admirable. Even if accurately loving oneself is excellent and even required for loving one's neighbor, the Bible also addresses the negative of people who are lovers of self. 2 Timothy 2:3 - For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, slanderers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy I ’ m sure we all have met individuals we would categorize as egotists, those who look at themselves more highly than they are. But, with God, it is impossible to be egotistical. God alone

D id you know in addition to Satan speaking to Eve, he was also attacking God? Satan aimed to in 3 areas of his character and attribute. Satan not only wanted to deceive Eve but by deceiving Eve tried to discredit God. Let’s look at three things here.   1.     Challenging God’s Wisdom      He began by criticizing God's wisdom. He demonstrated to Eve that only one tree is prohibited by comparing all the trees. This created uncertainty in her thoughts. He was essentially asking, "Why would God plant a tree and then forbid you from eating from it?"   2.     Creating Doubt of God’s Word       Satan disputed the veracity of God's Word. He warned Eve that God was exaggerating the consequences of eating from the tree. The serpent charged that the Lord's description of the outcomes of acquiring this new knowledge was untrue.   3.     Attacking the Character of God. Satan made attacks on God's integrity and character. Satan said that God's prohibition on ea