The devil didn’t BLAME God for putting the tree there, but he did use it to his advantage.
I don’t blame God, because I know it is all according to His great plan. I am assured that God is in control of my life, not me (whew!)
***Perhaps you can explain that what you’re saying is any different than what the serpent said to Eve?***
Actually, Satan changed the words of God, trying to make man feel that he could become god, also. In ALL of my writtings, you will NEVER read where I said man is above God, or that man can become God. I put God above all my actions, thoughts, and desires (accept when I sin, of course) That is why it is so important that I remember that I can do nothing outside of God. In all actuality, your words are a lot closer to Satan’s than mine. You are the one claiming that man can act without God’s knowledge or ability to change (that’s the big problem with Free Will, we can act outside of God’s influence), not me.
If God were in total control of your life and you had no free will than you would be sinless from that point on.
Every time you sin it is NOT God controlling you Dear Brother. It is you freely choosing to NOT to follow the WILL OF GOD.