When God said they would die if they sinned, what did He mean? Adam didn’t die for centuries, did he? After Adam and Eve more or less confessed to their wrong-doing, God had some earth-shaking things to say. He had already told them, “The day that you eat of it [the forbidden fruit] you shall […]
Read More… from January 27, 2021 — Death Comes To Planet Earth
Today no one is responsible for wrong actions—we’re all just victims, but there’s a costly downside to that. In the conversation God had with Adam and Eve after they sinned, they seemed to pass the buck. That’s the big deal these days. I’m not responsible for my actions; I’m a victim. It’s someone else’s fault. […]
The problem with trying to pretend away sin is that we also get rid of confession—and forgiveness, too. Christian! Have you had a conversation with God about your sins lately? It’s one of the best things you can do. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and […]
Read More… from January 25, 2021 — Confession, Good For The Soul
Some folks say they’re not afraid of God (like I’m not afraid of lions), but wait till they show up! In Genesis 3:8, Adam and Eve “heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day.” It was His regular custom to visit with His creatures. What an […]
One thing worse than doing wrong is trying to cover it up. Adam and Eve proved it didn’t work anyway. The scene: the breathtakingly beautiful garden of Eden. The characters: Adam and Eve. Everything around them is perfect. BUT they have acted in self-willed, brazen defiance of God—high treason against the government of the universe. […]
Moderns pretend that the only thing to be ashamed of is shame itself. But shame is a crucial warning system. According to Forbes magazine, the U.S. clothing industry is a 12-billion-dollar-a-year business. Genesis chapter 3, verse 7, tells us when it began. There we read of the moment when Adam and Eve disobeyed God: “Then […]
Is this a bridge too far for people who want to take both the Bible and rational thinking seriously? “Then the serpent said to the woman, ‘You will not surely die’” (Gen 3:4). A talking snake? Is this a Disney plot? I live in a university town, and some of my neighbors say they can’t […]
God wanted people who made real choices that really mattered: this one couldn’t have mattered more. Da-da-da-da! I think we could use some spooky music about now as our story, from Genesis 3, begins: “Now the serpent was more cunning than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said […]
A marriage is made when two become one flesh; a soul is redeemed when we become one with Christ. Let’s pause a little longer on the creation of Eve from Adam’s side. It isn’t just a beautiful picture of companionship in marriage. It also illustrates another Bride from a wounded side. The main message of […]
Read More… from January 15, 2021 — Bride Of The Wounded Side