Genesis 3 - The Devil Made Me Do It Pt. 2

Read Genesis 3. Consider how the motives behind Adam's actions changed after he sinned.

Actions motivated by fear, anger, prosperity, hate, works, and/or self-pity are NOT motivated by faith and so CANNOT please God. Romans 14 tells us that whatever does not proceed from faith is sin. Because of this we must keep careful watch on the motives from which our actions proceed. "THE WALK OF FAITH MUST BE DRIVEN BY A DESIRE FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS". (Thank you Bruck Waltke for that statement). All of these other things do not achieve the righteousness that God requires. Rather they produce the fruit of unbelief, which is the opposite of faith. But we must also know that we cannot achieve righteousness on our own. We must cling to Christ! Romans 10 says that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes. Christ is our righteousness! So as we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit, so as to produce the fruit of the Spirit and glorify God in the faith we live by.