Genesis 3:6

Something had happened in the dialogue between Eve and Satan that had caused her to perceive the fruit in a new way. She had been persuaded by untruthful sayings that the fruit was desirable. What she believed about the fruit determined her actions. The media, marketing companies and sometimes even our own friends feed us untruthful sayings - things that cause us to perceive the world in a distorted way. When we act upon these and not upon the wisdom that God has shared with us then we soon discover the consequences of these actions. Sometimes we stubbornly or ignorantly fail to realise the false beliefs we have built our lives upon and we continue to reap the havoc that follows the lies of the enemy where ever they go.

What was Adam doing! It is implied that Adam was present with Eve through the whole dialogue with the enemy. Adam, who had heard from the very lips of God that this fruit was forbidden and who had experienced that God holds nothing good from those he loves (demonstrated explicitly in the creation of woman). Passivity gripped the man and he stood by and allowed the woman to misquote God and be deceived. Not only that, he then also took of the fruit. This is a warning for when we are tempted to avoid the confrontation of challenging people's perception of the truth and also when we neglect attention to God's word. Eventually we too may be sucked into their error. Passivity is a failure in our responsibilities.