Sunday night at our church Bible study, we pondered questions surrounding "original sin." I'm not smart enough to fully elaborate but I'll share a couple points I took away and how they apply to our lives today.
1. Why did Adam & Eve succumb to Satan's temptation? If we're honest, I think it's for the same reason many of us take foolish or unnecessary risks - we think the grass is greener on the other side. Eve knew that God had plainly instructed them NOT to eat from this tree. But when presented with the notion that they could be better, or more like God, she bit, literally and figuratively.
I remember when we had horses and my dad would always fed them all from the same green bucket. But there was one feisty little pony that always wanted the other horses feed. If he had paid attention, he would have realized that all of it was the same and in pretty equal proportions. But all he could see was someone else enjoying something and he had to see for himself if it was better. Ultimately, he expended a significant amount of time and energy chasing something that had already been provided to him. Are you doing the same in your life today, running on the hamster wheel of discontentment?
2. Why did God allow Adam & Eve to sin? If God was a "Good Good Father" why would He allow sin to enter the world? This can get deep (based on our hour and half discussion at church) but I'll be brief. Genesis 3:7 reads, "Then the eyes of both were opened." When Adam and Even sinned, they realized they were not perfect, that they needed a savior, that they were not self-reliant. Sin opened their eyes to their greatest need!
Isn't that true for us? Haven't you learned more from mistakes or hurts that truly opened your eyes? When a business suffers a loss, it becomes more aware of how it left itself susceptible. When you allow someone to hurt you, you are more careful of who you let into your life. You will never begin to correct a problem until you open your eyes to the fact that one exists.
1. Why did Adam & Eve succumb to Satan's temptation? If we're honest, I think it's for the same reason many of us take foolish or unnecessary risks - we think the grass is greener on the other side. Eve knew that God had plainly instructed them NOT to eat from this tree. But when presented with the notion that they could be better, or more like God, she bit, literally and figuratively.
I remember when we had horses and my dad would always fed them all from the same green bucket. But there was one feisty little pony that always wanted the other horses feed. If he had paid attention, he would have realized that all of it was the same and in pretty equal proportions. But all he could see was someone else enjoying something and he had to see for himself if it was better. Ultimately, he expended a significant amount of time and energy chasing something that had already been provided to him. Are you doing the same in your life today, running on the hamster wheel of discontentment?
2. Why did God allow Adam & Eve to sin? If God was a "Good Good Father" why would He allow sin to enter the world? This can get deep (based on our hour and half discussion at church) but I'll be brief. Genesis 3:7 reads, "Then the eyes of both were opened." When Adam and Even sinned, they realized they were not perfect, that they needed a savior, that they were not self-reliant. Sin opened their eyes to their greatest need!
Isn't that true for us? Haven't you learned more from mistakes or hurts that truly opened your eyes? When a business suffers a loss, it becomes more aware of how it left itself susceptible. When you allow someone to hurt you, you are more careful of who you let into your life. You will never begin to correct a problem until you open your eyes to the fact that one exists.
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