counsel. He questioned God’s Word and His plain intentions. He has never ceased doing so. Ever since, the method has proved effective. Having sown seeds of doubt10 about God’s Word by questioning it, Satan did not hesitate to continue by distorting it. He misstated God’s command: “Has God said that you may not eat from every tree of the garden” (vs. 1)? This corruption of truth (typical of the way that Satan throughout history has continued to distort God’s truth through his willing servants) was
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