Then the serpent said to the woman, “You will not surely die.” GENESIS 3:4 God put our first parents into a lovely garden where all their needs were met and they had the privilege of fellowshipping with him and serving him. The enemy was prepared to attack, as he always is, and from this event we can get the instructions we need to obey to defeat him. Don’t give Satan a foothold. One of Adam’s responsibilities was to “keep” the garden (Gen. 2:15), which means to guard it. It’s the same word used
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