I never really paid much attention to the story of Adam and Eve. I've heard it a million times but it never really held much weight for me. I guess because it wasn't until today that I understood why the end of the world began a long time ago. It was a really big deal when Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit. They were changed immediately. And there was no going back to the way things were.
Scripture says:
Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Genesis 3:7
Something changed. Obviously they knew the knowledge of good and evil, but they had a new nature now. They felt guilt and shame. So much so they needed to take action and cover their "nakedness".Hmm nakedness? Were they always naked?
The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
Genesis 3:21
So they didn't have skin or clothes until after the fall? What would that look like?
Anyway, I'm getting off topic. Adam and Eve were perfect before they ate the fruit. Perfect as in being just like God. There was no different between Adam and Eve and God. But when they sinned they screwed it all up. They actually died. Just like God said they would.
And the Lord commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree of the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
Genesis 2:16-17
God gave Adam specific directions and consequences. But when Adam eats the fruit he doesn't fall to the ground and die but a more pronounced death takes place. A spiritual death. As soon as he eats the fruit emotions he never had before takes over. Emotions such as shame and guilt are felt. Before he was perfect so he didn't feel these emotions but now he's fallen and most importantly he separated from God. God didn't even have to leave him because Adam hid himself. That’s what sin does to us. It makes us shameful and we run from the one being that can save us. Because of sin things that God never intended for us came into the world. Sickness, death, pain sorrow despair, disabilities. All these are the consequences of sin. And we see the effects of sin ever day of our lives.
I was watching 60 minutes tonight and it was sad to hear that in Japan there isn’t enough living to take care of the dead. This is all a result of the fall. And when we fell we really fell. We gave complete power to satan and everything has been going downhill from then.
This is why we needed a Savior. This is why we need to be born again. Because we’re all dead. This is why the only way we can live is through Christ.
Love Always,
Nydia
