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Regardless of whether or not the first few chapters of Genesis are literal history, there are important theological lessons that can be learned from it.
The serpent, which represents Satan, tempts Eve with the fruit of knowledge of good and evil, promising that it will make her like God. It’s a warning against the teachings of various religions that by the attainment of special knowledge, you can become God-like.
What the Bible teaches is that we trust and obey the Lord and Him alone for our salvation. Gnosticism, Buddhism, Hinduism, occultism, new age, etc. teach that we are saved by the knowledge (enlightenment) attained by our own efforts, from which we attain God-like wisdom and power.
It’s very appealing to one’s ego the idea that we can be gods unto ourselves, based on our own attainment of secret knowledge. This is why Eve gave into the serpent.
The serpent, which represents Satan, tempts Eve with the fruit of knowledge of good and evil, promising that it will make her like God. It’s a warning against the teachings of various religions that by the attainment of special knowledge, you can become God-like.
What the Bible teaches is that we trust and obey the Lord and Him alone for our salvation. Gnosticism, Buddhism, Hinduism, occultism, new age, etc. teach that we are saved by the knowledge (enlightenment) attained by our own efforts, from which we attain God-like wisdom and power.
It’s very appealing to one’s ego the idea that we can be gods unto ourselves, based on our own attainment of secret knowledge. This is why Eve gave into the serpent.