When Good Ideas Hide Dangerous Lies - Love Worth Finding - October 3

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October 3, 2025 – When Good Ideas Hide Dangerous Lies

Genesis 3:4-6

Sermon: 1487 The New Age, Part 1

Pray Over This

“Then the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die. For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.’ So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate.”

Genesis 3:4-6

Ponder This

Some of the lies of the world are covered up with good ideas and good terminology that push us away from God. One of those lies appeals to the desire of potential for self-development. That is, keep going in life until you get it right. This sounds good and it is well-meaning, but when we try to develop on our own strength, we will always fail. It is only through surrender to Jesus Christ through repentance that we really change.

Another subtle lie is hidden in self-discernment. Satan spoke and said, “For God knows that in the day you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil . . .” He enticed Adam and Eve by telling them they would be able to discern things apart from God. He enticed them by making them believe God was holding them back. When we prioritize a religious experience, we feel like we can do the things of God without Him and His Word. So many people have a mystical experience, and they say, “I touched God,” but they didn’t touch God. We experience God not by our own self-development or based on our self-discernment of an experience, but by surrendering to Jesus, by holding tight to the Word, and by being changed by the Holy Spirit.

• How have you tried to develop in your own strength? What does it look like to look to God for your development?
• How have you tried to practice discernment on your own? What does it look like to look to God to direct your discernment?

Practice This

Confess to God how you have tried to grow and discern on your own and ask Him to mold you to grow in dependence on Him and His Word.

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