In this episode we attempt to answer the age-old question, “Why is life so hard?” by studying the story of Adam and Eve’s disobedience in the Garden of Eden. The serpent’s dialog with the woman provides a model for our own temptation and God’s response to the man and his wife are a model of God’s mercy. Although they are worthy of immediate punishment, God graciously calls them, corrects them, clothes them, banishes them from the garden for their own protection, and promises the serpent’s ultimate defeat through the offspring of the woman. Along our detailed walk through Genesis 3, we also consider the questions…

·         Are Adam and Eve historical, detailing four models of human origins

·         What is the meaning of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil

·         What does this story teach us about the nature of sin

We also contrast the essential selfishness of the human nature with the selfless character of Jesus.

 

00:00 Opening comments

02:41  Are Adam and Eve historical?

10:05 Temptation

20:09 Disobedience and guilt

25:50 Consequences

40:36 Final questions  

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