The Temptation to Follow Our Own Word Instead of God's

The root of all sin lies in the temptation to prioritize our own desires, words, and emotions over God's Word. When we elevate our own words as final authority instead of God's, we are setting ourselves up for sin. It is not just about doing wrong things, but about listening more to our own or others' words rather than God's. The story of Eve, Adam, and the serpent in the Bible exemplifies this, where listening to human or personal words over God's inevitably leads to sin and its consequences.