Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.
And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:
But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said,
Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.
And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
The above text is taken from Genesis chapter 3 verses 1-4. I want you to take a look at the situation before us. Here we have a record of the first lie ever spoken in the history of humanity. I don't plan on preaching a sermon but we need to lay the foundation for the subject before us. God has clearly spoken to His beloved creation, His children, wrapped in His Glory, and living in the world He created for them, that they are not to eat of the fruit of a specific tree lest they die (Gen 2:16,17). Here in chapter 3 we have the serpent, Satan, telling Eve that in fact she shall not die. This leaves us at an interesting crossroads does it not? Was God telling the truth, or was Satan?
