And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also to her husband with her and he did eat. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the Garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. “Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. It is to this perfect setting that we come to in our Bibles this morning, and I invite you to turn to Genesis chapter three, and we will be reading verses one through fifteen. This paradise is known as the Garden of Eden, and God designed it especially for the enjoyment of His favorite creation: mankind. A paradise of such beauty that the thought of leaving this place brings tears to our eyes. But if we explored long enough, we would discover a paradise that surpassed anything else we had ever laid eyes on. You might notice a Tyrannosaurus Rex coming your way, only to discover that it is a friendly beast, created for the pleasure of God and mankind. You might notice a snow-white lamb lying down next to a lion. If you could travel around this ancient world, you would find an absolutely perfect creation of lush forests, teeming oceans, and pristine landscapes that would put the Grand Canyon to shame. God did this to demonstrate his righteousness, for he himself is fair and just, and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.Let us journey back together more than six thousand years. This sacrifice shows that God was being fair when he held back and did not punish those who sinned in times past, 26 for he was looking ahead and including them in what he would do in this present time. People are made right with God when they believe that Jesus sacrificed his life, shedding his blood. 25 For God presented Jesus as the sacrifice for sin. He did this through Christ Jesus when he freed us from the penalty for our sins. 24 Yet God, in his grace, freely makes us right in his sight. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are.Ģ3 For everyone has sinned we all fall short of God’s glorious standard. 22 We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. Christ Took Our PunishmentĢ1 But now God has shown us a way to be made right with him without keeping the requirements of the law, as was promised in the writings of Moses and the prophets long ago. The law simply shows us how sinful we are. 20 For no one can ever be made right with God by doing what the law commands. “Snake venom drips from their lips.” ġ4 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” ġ6 Destruction and misery always follow them.ġ7 They don’t know where to find peace.” ġ8 “They have no fear of God at all.” ġ9 Obviously, the law applies to those to whom it was given, for its purpose is to keep people from having excuses, and to show that the entire world is guilty before God. 13 “Their talk is foul, like the stench from an open grave.
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