Tag: Genesis 3
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Did God Know Adam Would Fall? Why Would He Let That Happen?
Knowledge itself is a pretty interesting topic. Sometimes I wonder if it’s even possible to know anything at all. I’m part of a Facebook group in which people debate issues related to God’s existence, creation ex theos, and Darwinian evolution. In truth, there’s not much debating actually going on–just people posting pictures that don’t actually…
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On Men and Women: The Blessing of Genesis 3
After people are created, they live in a luxurious garden (the literal translation of Garden of Eden). It is a paradise, but people sin against God. I am not going into all the details of the text, here, because we have a specific focal point–Biblical manhood and womanhood. There is much to be said about…
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The Good Curse
Adam and his wife have sinned against God by responding wrongly to the temptation of the serpent. Adam could not atone for his wife’s sin. Instead, he joined her. Both Adam and his wife blamed their sin on the serpent. Today, we see Christ’s response. We remember that it is the preincarnate Christ talking to…
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The Serpent, Sin, and the first Divided House
We have read the two creation accounts, and are set up to read about what we refer to as the Fall of Humanity—the moment humankind sinned against God and was removed from paradise, the moment the power of sin overtook human actions, thoughts, and beliefs. God has instructed people not to eat from the Tree…
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What is Redemption?
We are drawing to an end to this series as we walk through our local church’s belief statement. We’ve taken the time to look at the foundation of ministry at The Church at Sunsites and have prepared the way for this new chapter in the local church’s life. I am excited and hopeful about the…
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RE: Why is life so difficult?
In Genesis, we read of how God created the world and created human kind in His image. Everything was good. People lived in harmony with nature. They lived in harmony with one another; and they lived in harmony within themselves. Life was, by all indication, peaceful. There was no emotional pain. Work was not stressful.…
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If Adam Had Perfect Reason, How Could He Choose Against God?
My thoughts, as of late, revolve around this question. We, as a western culture, place so much value on human reason and in the rational facilities of the educated. In Genesis 3, we read a story of a man who knew God and learned all things from God. Before the Fall and the curse of…
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Is Marriage Really That Sacred Anyway?
Throughout all of history there has been a separation between the way that the believer views certain ideals and the way that the unbeliever views those same ideals. Within their certain worldviews, there have always been disagreements even among like individuals as to the implications of these ideals. As such, I…
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Freedom
Everyone wants to be free If freedom is committing one’s self to some other thing Then every person on the face of the globe is in slavery Some to politics, some to religion Some to science and others to reason We bind ourselves in relationships and in worldviews Making…
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On the Fall of Man
Andrew Paul on Fall of Man << download Here are some of my thoughts on Genesis 3 Introduction The fall of man. Oh, what it would be like without the original sin of Adam and Eve. Is it even possible for us to imagine what the world would be like? The fact is, we as…









