The Restoration Expert

Lessons from Genesis – 3

“For the wages of sin is death but the gift of God is eternal live through Jesus Christ our Lord.” Romans 6:23 KJV

We often lament about how sinful our modern society has become. While we are right we are also overlooking a sad truth. People have been this way since Eden. Since Eve listened to the lie of Satan we have continued to do so. That lie is that we can be like God. Being like God means that we can make the rules. If we can make the rules we can also determine the consequences of breaking them. That is being God-like.

We hear from every corner of modern American society that if we really feel it is right then it must be. If it makes me feel good then it must be right. If God really hated it He would thunder from heaven and tell us so. The first two comments reveal our sinful nature and the third reveals our spiritual darkness. What is wrong has been established by God and He has thundered from heaven and told us so. He has also told us the consequences. Genesis teaches us clearly that the wages of sin is death. It also teaches us that God killed an animal and covered Adam and Eve with its skin. Another died in their place. Christ has died for the sins of the world. Those who know Him should not live like those who don’t.

Dear Father, Thank You for a clear warning about the consequences of my sin, and thank You for providing me with a Savior. Amen.

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