Flattery and confusion were the first tactics used by Satan in the Garden of Eden.
Proverbs 29:5 "A man who flatters his neighbor Is spreading a net for his steps."
Genesis 3:5 ""For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
The devil asked Eve a question to make her doubt what God had told her. Then he corrected her with lies, telling her God never said what He told them.
Satan comes as an angel of light, a friendly, kind and loving personage pretending to bring more happiness to his victims. In the process he appeals to the flesh and feelings rather than with reasoning according to God's Word.
The devil uses ungodly people to do this, they will attempt to cause doubt about the convictions we have in our heart based on God's Word, even subverting our resolve to obey God by demeaning us, maligning our character and turning others against us.. These are tactics used to cause feelings to emerge that produce confusion, weakening our walk while negating truth.
Satan's purpose is to negate God's Word while devaluing His children.
Genesis 3:1-6
"The Fall of Man
3 Now the serpent was more crafty than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said to the woman, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from [a]any tree of the garden’?” 2 The woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat; 3 but from the fruit of the tree which is in the middle of the garden, God has said, ‘You shall not eat from it or touch it, or you will die.’” 4 The serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” 6 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was desirable to make one wise, she took from its fruit and ate; and she gave also to her husband with her, and he ate."
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