To understand the nature of sin, we need to observe the scene where the sin first
broke out in the Bible.
Here are two scenes. A is the result of sin, and B is the cause of it.
Scene A: Genesis 3:9-11
(God) Where are you?
(Adam) I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.
(God) Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?
In scene A, we can read the conversation between God and Adam. It happened after the fall of Adam.
When God asked Adam, "Where are you?" he answered, "I was afraid, so I hid."
It shows that the mutual relationship between God and Adam already got broken as soon as Adam had fallen.
If so, what is salvation?
We might imagine our going up to heaven after death. That will happen. But, the real meaning of salvation is recovering our broken relationship with God, as seen in Scene A.
Scene B: Genesis 3:1-5
(serpent) Did God really say, "You must not eat from any tree in the garden?"
(Eve) 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."
(serpent) You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.
In scene A, what made Adam afraid and hid before God? We can find the answer in Scene B.
The serpent, that is, Satan, was lying that human beings could be like God through breaking the law of God.
Adam, as well as Eve, joined the way of Satan. From this story, we can understand the real meaning of sin. It is disobedience and further rebellion against God.
Let's read Romans 5:19.
"For just through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteousness."
Who is the first one-man? Yes, he is Adam. Then, who is the second one-man? He is Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Jesus lived a whole life of obedience in our place, so we can be righteous when we believe in Jesus.
He restored the relationship between God and humans that had been broken in the Eden garden.
Here are two scenes. A is the result of sin, and B is the cause of it.
Scene A: Genesis 3:9-11
(God) Where are you?
(Adam) I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid.
(God) Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?
In scene A, we can read the conversation between God and Adam. It happened after the fall of Adam.
When God asked Adam, "Where are you?" he answered, "I was afraid, so I hid."
It shows that the mutual relationship between God and Adam already got broken as soon as Adam had fallen.
If so, what is salvation?
We might imagine our going up to heaven after death. That will happen. But, the real meaning of salvation is recovering our broken relationship with God, as seen in Scene A.
Scene B: Genesis 3:1-5
(serpent) Did God really say, "You must not eat from any tree in the garden?"
(Eve) 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."
(serpent) You will not surely die. For God knows that when you eat of it, your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.
In scene A, what made Adam afraid and hid before God? We can find the answer in Scene B.
The serpent, that is, Satan, was lying that human beings could be like God through breaking the law of God.
Adam, as well as Eve, joined the way of Satan. From this story, we can understand the real meaning of sin. It is disobedience and further rebellion against God.
Let's read Romans 5:19.
"For just through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteousness."
Who is the first one-man? Yes, he is Adam. Then, who is the second one-man? He is Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Jesus lived a whole life of obedience in our place, so we can be righteous when we believe in Jesus.
He restored the relationship between God and humans that had been broken in the Eden garden.
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