Satan used a sincere motive to tempt Eve :"you will be like God" . It wasnt wrong and it is humanity's highest goal. It is what we are supposed to do. But satan misled Eve concerning the right way to accomplish this goal. he told her that she could become more like Godby defying God's authority, by taking God's place and deciding for herself what best for her life. In effect, he told her to become her own god.
But to become like God isnt the same as trying to become God. Rather, it is to reflect His characteristics and to recognize His authority over your life. Like Eve, we often have a worthy goal but try to achieve it in the wrong way. We act like political candidate who pays off an election judge to be voted into office. When he does this, serving the people is no longer his highest goal.
Self exaltation leads to rebellion againts God. As soon as we begin to leave God out of our plan, we are placing ourselves above Him. This is exactly what satan wants us to do.
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