But just here we may ask — and reverently so — Did Adam’s and Eve’s sin take God by surprise, and did He have to think out a way of escape for man after his fall? Here we come to the very acme of the infinite grace of God. May the Holy Spirit grant…
But there are those who, refusing to accept God’s estimate of the natural man, deny the necessity of any radical and revolutionary change in him. They delight in the exaltation of the flesh and reject the self-evident fact that human nature is in utter ruin though they are compelled to admit that it is…
Before the tempter entered Eden, the social relationships were as God had intended for them to be. Not only were Adam and Eve perfect, but they were living in perfect adjustment with God; and between each other. Godliness and holiness were followed by righteousness and peace. Sin deadened the human spirit and broke its…
In the previous blog, we saw the devastating effect of Adam and Eve’s sin upon themselves. But did the impact of their sin affect anyone else? Can the sin in the human family today be traced back to the first sin in the first man? Let’s reason backward. Sin is a FactMan is a…
Upon Themselves After such an appeal, a response had to be made. The “will” must now either accept or reject this accusation against God. There is no neutral ground. Eve must decide either to be for or against God. “God said” and, “the serpent said,” and they said opposite things. Eve responded by listening…
Satan will now make his final and fatal appeal to Eve. Genesis 3:5 For God doth know that in the day ye eateth thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. With this statement, Satan implied that God was robbing man of knowledge which he…
In Genesis 1-2, the creation of Man is recorded. Genesis 2 reveals only three persons in the Garden of Eden. However, in Genesis 3, we find that Satan, God’s avowed enemy, is the fourth person in the garden disguised as a serpent. Revelation 12:9 tells us who the serpent was and how he ended…
One aspect regarding the creation of man is related to the center of the gospel, which is the Kingdom of God. In Genesis 1:26-27, God revealed His purpose for creating man. Genesis 1:26 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the…