Creation and De-Creation At creation Adam and Eve were gifted
with Original Holiness and Original Justice. That means they were
created to share in Gods life and to live in happiness.
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However, temptation by Satan lead to the original sin, the
first personal sin committed by human beings. Adam and Eve sinned
by preferring themselves to God, disobeying him and failing to
trust in him.
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Discussion: God created human beings to live with him in peace
and happiness. Why do you think the first humans turned away from
God?
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Was Original Sin a Historical Event? Though the story of
Genesis 3 uses figural language and should not be read as a
historical account, it is important to maintain that a real
historical event lies behind it.
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The Effects of the Original Sin The consequences of the first
personal sin were immediate and prolific. Those consequences remain
a part of our lives today. This fallen state is Original Sin.
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loss of Original Holiness and Original Justice disunity within
the individual, among individuals, between people and creation, and
between people and God having to endure painful labor in order to
survive the pains of childbirth shame as a result of nakedness
death However, though human nature was weakened by sin, it was not
totally corrupted. The Consequences of the Original Sin
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Genesis describes the spread of sin and its consequences as
Gods judgment and mercy for humanity in three stories: Cain and
Abel the Great Flood the Tower of Babel
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Discussion: Where do you see the effects of Original Sin in the
world today?
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God Remains Faithful in Times of Sin From the moment of
humanitys first sin, God promises salvation. The Protoevangelium
recorded in Genesis 3:15 announces Gods plans for a future Redeemer
and a final victory over sin and death.
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God renews this promise of salvation throughout history in
covenants with his people. A covenant is a solemn agreement God
enters into with his people. The Old Testament records 4 covenants:
Covenants in the Old Testament
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1.Gods covenant with Noah God renewed the command to Adam and
Eve to multiply and subdue the earth and promised to never again
destroy the world.
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2. Gods Covenant with Abraham God promised Abraham many
descendents, land for his people, and that his people would be a
blessing to all the nations.
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3. Gods Covenant with Moses God formed his chosen People,
Israel, and gave them the Law by which to live.
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4. Gods Covenant with King David God promised David that the
messiah would come from his line and that his kingdom would be
everlasting.
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Covenant Summary Covenant with PassagePromise NoahGn 9:8-17God
will never destroy the earth again AbrahamGn 17:1-14Land, progeny,
blessing MosesEx 24:3-8Israel will be Gods people David2 Sam
23:5Messiah will come from Davids line
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God remained faithful to his promises in spite of the continued
sinful behavior of the people and their leaders, including Israels
kings. God Remains Faithful to His Promises
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Gods fidelity was exemplified in the message of repentance and
hope preached by his prophets. The prophet Amos condemned genocide,
sexual excess, and violence and insisted that true worship of God
required concrete actions of justice toward the weak and poor.
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Jeremiah foretold punishment for Israels sins and promised that
God would write a new covenant on their hearts.
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Ezekiel warned of punishment for Israels sins and promised the
coming of a messiah.
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Isaiah criticized idolatry, empty sacrifice, human pride, and
cruelty to the poor and foretold Israels immanent collapse. He also
promised that God would save Israel and spoke of a suffering
servant.
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In Christ all the prophecies and covenants find their
fulfillment. Where Adams disobedience to God was the cause of our
death, Christs obedienceeven to the point of death on a crossis the
source of our salvation.
