Genesis 3:12-13 English Standard Version

12 The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.” 13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent deceived me, and I ate.”

Yesterday I said “ Here are the important attributes of sin. Sin has accomplices and victims.”

Today we see getting caught in sin causes the blame games to begin. Adam blames Eve and Eve blames the serpent. If they had not been called out for their disobedience they would have not thought to seek to blame someone else for their own choices.

Hidden within Adam’s finger pointing is an accusation against God Himself. “The woman you gave me.” If God had not given Adam the woman he would not have sinned. Or would he? We will never know if Adam would have listened to the serpent because it didn’t happen.

Guess what, if God had not said “don’t” there would have been no knowledge of sin.

Here is the crux of the law, with the law there is knowledge of sin.

Romans 5:13 for sin indeed was in the world before the law was given, but sin is not counted where there is no law.

Romans 7:7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”

God said no to just one thing and Adam didn’t obey. What makes any of us think that we could obey all 613 laws of the Torah? If you think 613 laws are too many to obey then you don’t know much about the laws of man.

Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each of its 119 biennial terms so more than 30,000 statutes have been enacted since 1789. That does not even include state and municipal ordinances.

Here is a sidebar to Romans 5:13, sin still exists even if they are not counted. Ouch? So what is the point of sin counted or not?

Exodus 3:5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.”

1 Peter 1:16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”

The unholy are not allowed to approach God, therefore no personal relationship because of sin.

Yesterday’s title was “Being Used”. Some will say what does that have to do with the content of the post. I understand that, so I will explain.

We are all born in sin due to no fault of our own. The kingdom we are born in is ruled by the Prince of the power of the air. His title is Archangel, an immortal, and his name is Lucifer, or Satan, whichever you like. No one understands this instinctively, that understanding has to be taught. Not everyone is taught that. In this case ignorance is now excuse.

Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope

We have to be taught that there is a creator and identify His purpose in creating all this. If we are not taught, there is no excuse.

Romans 1:20 For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

God’s hope is to redeem His creation from Satan and Satan’s plan is to spoil God’s plan.

Satan’s plan is to use sin to keep us trapped.  Here are the important attributes of sin. Sin has accomplices and victims. This can be seen if the fall, if one is taught about original sin.

Eve listened to Satan and ate the forbidden fruit. She became sin’s accomplice by enticing Adam to eat also, making him sin’s first victim. The nature of sin continued in like fashion throughout all history to unwitting victims.

We were used by Satan to promote sin until God redeemed us and changed our title from victim to victor.

Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

1 John 4:4 Little children, you are from God and have overcome them, for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.

Our title has changed from sinner to son. Have you heard of “Title Lock”? That concept came from God.

John 10:29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.