Sometimes we want the story to answer our curiosity instead of confronting our heart. The text does not stop to tell you whether Eve thought the serpent sounded unusual. It goes straight to what mattered. The authority of God’s Word was put on trial.
The serpent does not begin with a roar. He...
authority of god’s word
balaam’s donkey
doubting god’s command
eve deceived
genesis3
god’s power over creation
satan the serpent
spiritual warfare
temptation and deception
trusted lie
The Bible never gives a philosophical lecture about why the serpent was in the garden, but it gives you something better. It shows you what God was accomplishing.
God placed Adam in a real world, not a staged one. He gave a real command: “thou shalt not eat of it” ~Genesis 2:17. A command only...
1 corinthians 15:22
adam and christ
fall and redemption
garden of eden
genesis3genesis3:15
god’s sovereignty over evil
lamb slain from the foundation
promised redeemer
satan in the garden
Scripture shows Eve sinned first in time, but Adam was held responsible before God because the command was given to him and he acted knowingly as the one addressed.
God gave the prohibition directly to Adam before Eve was created: “the LORD God commanded the man, saying… thou shalt not eat of...
1 timothy 2:14
accountability before god
adam and eve
deception vs disobedience
genesis3
headship of adam
original sin
responsibility for sin
romans 5:12
the fall of man
The transgression of Adam is the specific act where Adam knowingly disobeyed a direct command God personally gave him.
God’s command was clear: “of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” ~Genesis 2:17...
adam’s transgression
death through adam
disobedience to god
fall of man
federal headship
genesis3
original sin
romans 5:12
romans 5:19
sin entering the world
It's not that how well I make my home somehow measures me but rather homemaking is an opportunity to sew to the Spirit and serve God. It is the hidden person of the heart that God treasures. So if I serve in my home with a good attitude, love, and view to honor God, the temporary engagement of homemaking becomes my spiritual advantage.
Jesus spoke in a way that exposed pride and blindness. “Every one that doeth evil hateth the light… lest his deeds should be reproved” ~John 3:20. When someone resists the truth, it is not because the truth is unclear. It is because the heart does not want it.