When Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden they were only given one rule by which to live, “don’t eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” It seems simple enough. There were plenty of other trees to eat off of around the garden, but this one particular tree was not for us. God created this tree as way to show God of our love towards Him through obedience. There can never be a gift that we can give God that He has not already made. But there was a being, a serpent, that also lived in the garden with Adam and Eve. This creature was cunning and deceitful, attempting to coax the two to go against their Father’s will through lies and mistrust. This being was Satan, the great deceiver. He yearned for the fall of man to set the stage for his rising. He knew that God had created Adam and Eve, and loved them, wanting to use the sin to taint His love for His creation. When the serpent gave Adam and Eve the fruit to feast upon, he convinced them that the Father was holding them back...
...our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction - 1 Thess 1:5