man's fall into sin
Part 1 Setting & Boundaries
The first man and woman, Adam and Eve, were the flawless work of God. They were created with perfect bodies, sinless souls, and each with a human spirit. The human spirit is that invisible part that makes a human being spiritually alive—the person can understand God and have a relationship with Him.
Sinless Adam and Eve knew only God and His flawless creation. They lived day to day in the perfect environment of Eden: all necessary food at their fingertips, pristine air and weather, crystal-like water, tame animals, total health and safety, a real paradise of pleasure and comfort. Their only job was to rule over nature.
In a state of constant contentment, they enjoyed a problem-free relationship with each other. They also enjoyed a totally harmonious relationship with God. They saw and interacted with Him every day. As long as they obeyed God, they would continue to rule the earth under His care and provision. They would live forever in this state of total perfection.
Along with a perfect body, soul, and human spirit, God gave Adam and the woman volition. That means they were free to make choices. Most importantly, they could choose to obey or disobey God.
Through one forbidden tree, God put man's volition to a critical test. God gave them one rule, one mandate, and He clearly warned of the consequences for disobedience. "From the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day you eat from it you will surely die." (Gen. 2:17)
The original language of Scripture reveals that God told them literally, "dying you shall die." He warned them that if they disobeyed Him, if they sinned, they would immediately die spiritually—they would be separated from Him. And because of that spiritual death, they would eventually die physically. Let's look at it again: "in the day you eat from it [the forbidden tree] dying [spiritually] you shall die [physically]."
Man's Fall Part 1
R. B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries
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man's fall into sin
Part 1 Setting & Boundaries
The first man and woman, Adam and Eve, were the flawless work of God. They were created with perfect bodies, sinless souls, and each with a human spirit. The human spirit is that invisible part that makes a human being spiritually alive—the person can understand God and have a relationship with Him.
Sinless Adam and Eve knew only God and His flawless creation. They lived day to day in the perfect environment of Eden: all necessary food at their fingertips, pristine air and weather, crystal-like water, tame animals, total health and safety, a real paradise of pleasure and comfort. Their only job was to rule over nature.
In a state of constant contentment, they enjoyed a problem-free relationship with each other. They also enjoyed a totally harmonious relationship with God. They saw and interacted with Him every day. As long as they obeyed God, they would continue to rule the earth under His care and provision. They would live forever in this state of total perfection.
Along with a perfect body, soul, and human spirit, God gave Adam and the woman volition. That means they were free to make choices. Most importantly, they could choose to obey or disobey God.
Through one forbidden tree, God put man's volition to a critical test. God gave them one rule, one mandate, and He clearly warned of the consequences for disobedience. "From the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day you eat from it you will surely die." (Gen. 2:17)
The original language of Scripture reveals that God told them literally, "dying you shall die." He warned them that if they disobeyed Him, if they sinned, they would immediately die spiritually—they would be separated from Him. And because of that spiritual death, they would eventually die physically. Let's look at it again: "in the day you eat from it [the forbidden tree] dying [spiritually] you shall die [physically]."