Man and woman were created to have intimate fellowship with God. 6 They walked with God in the cool of the day. Everyone seemed to enjoy that arrangement. Especially God because when Adam and Eve didn’t show up one day God called out, are you?” 7 “Where Then came the temptation. Genesis, chapter 3, verses 1 through 7, says, Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, God really say, must not eat from any tree “Did ‘You in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, may eat “We fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, must ‘You not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ 8 ” This brings up the question, create the tree and the “Why serpent? I believe it was to put choice into the free will! 9 What was Adam’s and Eve’s sin? do our own thing!” “Let’s You and I, and our humanistic culture, have been saying that ever since. Then we wonder why God seems to be so far away. Why do we feel so alone? Why does a benevolent God allow bad things to happen to us and to others? It isn’t because God has moved away from you! 10
Man and woman were created to have intimate fellowship with God. 6 They walked with God in the cool of the day. Everyone seemed to enjoy that arrangement. Especially God because when Adam and Eve didn’t show up one day God called out, “Where are you?” 7 Then came the temptation. Genesis, chapter 3, verses 1 through 7, says, Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the Lord God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’ ” 8 This brings up the question, “Why create the tree and the serpent? I believe it was to put choice into the free will! 9 What was Adam’s and Eve’s sin? “Let’s do our own thing!” You and I, and our humanistic culture, have been saying that ever since. Then we wonder why God seems to be so far away. Why do we feel so alone? Why does a benevolent God allow bad things to happen to us and to others? It isn’t because God has moved away from you! 10