Two Gospels
Galatians 1:6-7 (NIV) I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
How am I going to become Godly?
Genesis 2:8-9 (NLT) Then the Lord God planted a garden in Eden in the east, and there he placed the man he had made. 9The Lord God made all sorts of trees grow up from the ground—trees that were beautiful and that produced delicious fruit. In the middle of the garden he placed the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:16-17 (NLT) But the Lord God warned him, “You may freely eat the fruit of every tree in the garden—17except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. If you eat its fruit, you are sure to die.”
Genesis 3:1-7 (NLT) The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” 2“Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. 3“It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” 4“You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. 5“God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” 6The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too. 7At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil - Focuses on what you do.
The Tree of Life - Focuses on what Jesus has done.
John 5:39-40 (NLT) “You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! 40Yet you refuse to come to me to receive this life.”
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil - Focuses on getting God’s approval.
The Tree of Life - Focuses on receiving God’s love.
Romans 5:8 (NLT) But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
Hebrews 12:2 (NLT) Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame.
1 John 4:19 (NIV) We love because he first loved us.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil - Focuses on the external.
The Tree of Life - Focuses on the internal.
Jeremiah 31:33 (NLT) But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel after those days,” says the Lord. “I will put my instructions deep within them, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”
1 Samuel 16:7 (NLT) People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil - Focuses on duty.
The Tree of Life - Focuses on obedience out of delight.
1 John 5:3 (NLT) Loving God means keeping his commandments, and his commandments are not burdensome.
