When God created man in his image, satan was furious.. and even more so when God gave man the ability to control his own destiny.. satan and all of his demons came together to devise a plan to keep man from the knowledge of that ability, that power. One demon suggested that they bury it 500 feet deep at the top of the tallest mountain. Another suggested they bury it 1000 feet deep at the deepest part of the ocean. Satan, being the greatest deceiver of all time, spoke up. He said “ No, man is both intelligent and industrious. He will look long enough and hard enough to eventually find it in those places. But he is also easily fooled. I have a better idea. We will bury it deep inside of him and convince him that he is not worthy of the blessings that this God given power produces. Then he’ll never even think to look there.”
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Satan showed us the ability, in the form of the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. He did not hide it from us, he tempted us to eat from the fruit. God told us not to eat it...
Not exactly. The knowledge of good and evil is the automatic result of sin. The only thing special about that tree was that God forbade them to eat of it. That made the act of eating from it a sin, by disobedience, which gave them the realization of sin, the knowledge of good and evil. I really think it’s that simple.
What about the lie Satan tells Adam and Eve? They will become like God?
Satan didn't show anyone anything though. He lied. Adam and Eve disobeyed because they liked the sound of that lie, "oh even WE can be like God instead of mere creations?"
Mormons and others believe God was once a human and he evolved to Godhood...that's the same lie Satan sold that sweet young couple in the garden. What a shame.
I don’t think it’s inconsistent. Satan is saying: disobey and you will become like God. A lie. Instead of be oming like God, they become like the evil one.