Most people believe the first sin was when Eve ate the forbidden fruit. But, if you study scripture carefully and listen to the Holy Spirit teach you what he wants you to see in scripture, you will actually see, that Adam sinned first.
Adam turned his legal dominion, which God had given him over the earth, to God's enemy, Satan. When someone turns on their country and gives secret information about their country to an opposing country, this is called treason. So, we will call Adam's sin treason. Adams sin was done in the light in absolute knowledge of God's words, right from God himself. Adam knew the steps to the crime that Eve was committing and he didn't stop her. He was right there with Eve, as she spoke with the serpent. 1 Timothy 2:13-14 tells us that Adam was formed first, then Eve and that Adam was not deceived, but Eve fell into transgression. Why would Adam not stop her? I believe he chose Eve and what Eve thought and believed about the situation, over what God knew and said. That my friends was the first sin. Choosing someone or something other than God. That is why the first commandment is to love the Lord your God with all you heart, all your soul and all your strength, and all you mind, and have no other gods before him. Adam had in essence made Eve his god by choosing her and his love for her over God and his love for God. It is still the same today. People are still choosing someone or something else over God. But, God is still love, and he still pursues us with the hope that someday, we will know what real love is, and choose him.
The difference today, is that God has sent someone in our place to make up for our mistakes and sins. Jesus was sent from God, became flesh and he picked God over everything else this world had to offer. He did this to get back dominion from Satan, to give man back his rightful place in God's family, ruling over God's creation. Because you and I choose wrong, we can look to Jesus, to come pay our debt of choosing wrong and follow him in to choosing right.
I explain it like this, if you choose not to wash or shower, then you will begin to stink. But, you say you didn't choose to stink, it just happened, and it happened because you didn't choose the good, to wash. If you turn off the light, you may not choose darkness, but it happens. This is what happened in the garden with Adam and Eve and this is what happens to people who do not choose Jesus.
Some people say, well, I don't like religion and I don't like church, so I choose not to do anything. Well, in not choosing Jesus, who is life and light, you are choosing death and darkness. It really is simple, we just make out to be complicated. As for me and my house, we choose Jesus and obedience to him....therefore we choose life and we get the blessing and peace.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
What happened to our purpose?
Our purpose was to add joy and family to God-the Father's current existence. So, what happened to our family. In Genesis, we read that Adam was made as God's 1st son, and he made Adam a companion because it wasn't good for man to be alone.
Adam had been told that the Garden/earth was his. He was to be fruitful, multiply and subdue the earth...because the earth was made for Adam to enjoy, so it was made his responsibility to take care of. God had given him access to the tree of life in the center of the garden.....but the tree of the knowledge of good in evil, he was told to not eat of it. We know how the story goes.....Satan took a serpent body and used it to deceive the woman. The bible says the woman was deceived, but Adam disobeyed God with his eyes wide open and he was not deceived. Eve chose to believe the lie, words of the serpent
over the Word of God. To make matters worse, Adam chose the woman, Eve over God and his Word.
The moment they disobeyed, the connection that was between God and his people was severed....they were instantly united with the one they obeyed.
I believe God in his all knowing saw the end from the beginning. Think of it this way....you have a story, a plot and characters....you have hundreds of cameras with the movies in them. Each movie shows a failure to trust God. Even if it were two other human beings.....Sam and Shelly...they too would fail. Kids love do-overs, but how many times could we do-do overs. Remember people are spirits and once created, they are forever.
God made a way to get is family back and take care of any mistakes or sins that his family would ever make for all eternity. He found a way to get his family-our purpose back for eternity.....We can make a choice to choose to be a part of God-the father's family.
God is not hung up on sin, sickness, or death....humans are. God does not hide or run away from sin...yours or anyone elses. It's people than run from God. When Adam sinned...he was the one that hid....God came looking for him.....where are you and what have you done.....God said. God already knew, but he was showing Adam...that you can't hide from God.....and neither can you.
Adam had been told that the Garden/earth was his. He was to be fruitful, multiply and subdue the earth...because the earth was made for Adam to enjoy, so it was made his responsibility to take care of. God had given him access to the tree of life in the center of the garden.....but the tree of the knowledge of good in evil, he was told to not eat of it. We know how the story goes.....Satan took a serpent body and used it to deceive the woman. The bible says the woman was deceived, but Adam disobeyed God with his eyes wide open and he was not deceived. Eve chose to believe the lie, words of the serpent
over the Word of God. To make matters worse, Adam chose the woman, Eve over God and his Word.
The moment they disobeyed, the connection that was between God and his people was severed....they were instantly united with the one they obeyed.
I believe God in his all knowing saw the end from the beginning. Think of it this way....you have a story, a plot and characters....you have hundreds of cameras with the movies in them. Each movie shows a failure to trust God. Even if it were two other human beings.....Sam and Shelly...they too would fail. Kids love do-overs, but how many times could we do-do overs. Remember people are spirits and once created, they are forever.
God made a way to get is family back and take care of any mistakes or sins that his family would ever make for all eternity. He found a way to get his family-our purpose back for eternity.....We can make a choice to choose to be a part of God-the father's family.
God is not hung up on sin, sickness, or death....humans are. God does not hide or run away from sin...yours or anyone elses. It's people than run from God. When Adam sinned...he was the one that hid....God came looking for him.....where are you and what have you done.....God said. God already knew, but he was showing Adam...that you can't hide from God.....and neither can you.
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