For Friday, August 18, 2023:
Romans 5:13 NLT: “Yes, people sinned even before the law was given. But it was not counted as sin because there was not yet any law to break.”
Adam and Eve had it made. Life was simple. Since there were no laws yet, they couldn’t sin. Everything they needed was provided in the Garden of Eden. All they had to do was talk with God when he came to visit, name a few animals and go forth and multiply. Simple, right?
Just one thing: Don’t eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Which is to say, leave that knowledge to God. Let God be God, and Adam and Eve could be favored created beings. But don’t confuse the two job descriptions.
It stands to reason that the serpent Satan would tempt the couple with that one thing God said to not do. “You could be like God!” And it’s this juxtaposition of job descriptions that caused all the trouble. We would do well to remember that nowadays. God is God, and we are not!
“God so loved the world” that he brought forgiveness and reconciliation to mankind. Jesus was the answer! Still is!
Pastor Norton Lawellin
Jesus in the City Fellowship
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