before time began God existed he created
the heavens and the earth the earth had
no shape was totally emptied and covered
in darkness God said let there be light
and there was light God saw that the
light was good God divided the light
from the darkness God called the light
day and the darkness he called night
there was evening and then there was
morning and so the first day was created
on the second day God spoke and created
the sky by separating the waters of the
heavens from the waters of the earth on
the third day God said let the waters
under the sky be gathered together and
let the dry land appear God called the
dry land earth and the waters the Seas
God saw that it was good then God said
let the earth be vibrant with green
grass and filled with colorful plants
and plentiful fruit trees he saw all he
created and it was good on the fourth
day God said let there be lights to
shine and divide the day from the night
and so it happened God made the Sun to
rule the day in the moon to rule the
night then he also made the twinkling
stars and planets and placed them in the
sky God saw that all he created was good
then on the fifth day God said the
waters will be filled with living fish
and sea creatures of all kinds
let there be birds to soar above the
earth and he
open-skies so God created every fish to
swim in the sea and every bird to fly in
the air God liked all that he saw and
said be fruitful fill the waters of the
seas and skies of the earth on the sixth
day God said let the earth produce every
sort and size of wild animal livestock
crawling bug and creeping reptile and it
was so God made every imaginable animal
and creature on the earth and God saw
that it was good then God made one last
a new creature from the dirt of the
ground people God called this creature
man and he was created in God's own
image then God breathed life into the
man and he lived the first man was named
Adam God told Adam look everything on
the earth is yours on the seventh day
God was finished creating all the earth
the heavens and everything in it so God
made the seventh day special a day to
rest God placed Adam in a splendid
garden called Eden there was plenty of
food to eat there and peaceful animals
all around a winding river flowed
through the garden to water the plants
and the animals God told Adam you will
take care of this garden it is filled
with good food for you to eat but you
must never eat the fruit from the tree
of knowledge of good and evil if you eat
the fruit of this tree you will surely
die then God said it is not good for the
man to be alone
he needs a companion so God brought the
animals to the man to be named Adam
chose a name for each wild animal and
bird of the sky but none were just the
right companion for Adam
so God caused the man to fall into a
deep sleep
as Adam slept God took one of his ribs
and created a woman from that
then God brought the woman to Adam and
her name was Eve Adam saw that she was
very beautiful
and the perfect companion for him he
said she is bone of my bones and flesh
of my flesh she will be called woman
because she was taken out of man this is
why a man leaves his father and his
mother and will join with his wife and
they will become one flesh Adam and Eve
lived happily in the Garden of Eden they
had no clothes on but they were not
embarrassed or ashamed for they were
wondrously made by God's hand Adam and
Eve lived with all the wild animals in
the garden but they were not afraid of
them because God created them all to
live together in peace and harmony for
all that God created was good God
created all the earth and the creatures
within it to be good and lived together
in perfect peace and harmony Adam and
Eve lived happily tending to the Garden
of Eden and all the animals in it now
the serpent was more cunning and clever
than any animal of the field which God
had made he wanted to trick the woman so
one day he said to Eve has God really
said you shall not eat of any tree of
the garden the woman said to the serpent
we may eat fruit from the trees of the
garden but not the fruit of the tree
which is in the middle of the garden God
has said you shall not eat of it you
shall not touch it or you will die the
line serpent replied to the woman you
won't really die for God knows that in
the day you eat the fruit your eyes will
be opened and you will be like God
knowing good and evil when the woman saw
that the tree was good for food that the
fruit looked delicious to eat and that
the tree could make her wise she really
wanted to taste it so Eve was tempted
and took some of the fruit and ate it in
the book of James chapter 1 verses 14
through 15 tells us were tempted when
we're drawn away from God
and his will by our own desires and
enticed when we act upon those desires
that are against God's will it's sin
which brings death Eve was drawn away
from God and toward the fruit from the
tree in the middle of the garden by her
own desire to taste it the sly serpent
noticed that Eve desired to eat the
fruit so he came to entice and trick her
he wanted Eve to disobey God into eat of
the fruit of the tree of knowledge of
good and evil so he did anything
possible to try to get her to eat the
forbidden fruit his lies worked and Eve
took some of the fruit and ate it the
very moment she bit into the fruit Eve
committed a sin she disobeyed God and
gave into temptation then she gave some
to her husband Adam who was with her and
he ate it too
immediately their eyes were opened and
they felt shamed for the first time
because they both knew that they were
naked so they sewed fig leaves together
and made coverings for themselves later
when they heard God's voice as he was
walking in the garden in the cool of the
day the man and his wife hid themselves
among the trees of the garden God called
to Adam and said to him where are you
the man replied I heard your voice in
the garden and I was afraid because I
was naked so I hid myself
God said who told you that you were
naked have you eaten from the tree that
I commanded you not to you from Adam
said the woman whom you've gave to be
with me she gave me fruit from the tree
and I ate it God then said to Eve what
have you done
the woman cried the serpent deceived me
he told me I would not die so I ate it
he lied to me Adam and Eve were tricked
that day by the enemy they both sinned
by giving in to their temptation God
created Adam and Eve to be perfect but
he didn't control their actions in other
words they had a free will just as we do
and they had once and desires just like
us
however their desire to eat the fruit of
the tree of knowledge of good and evil
was a wrong desire and when they acted
upon their wrong desire it was a sin you
see if our desires pull us away from God
and His will for our lives than they are
wrong desires and if we act upon them
it's a sin therefore we always have to
be careful because the enemy is going to
entice us to act on our long desires
knowing that when we do it's a sin Adam
and Eve were deceived by the wicked
serpent on the day they ate the fruit of
the tree of the knowledge of good and
evil
they both sinned by giving in to their
temptation God created everything and
everyone in the garden to be perfect and
without sin but when Adam and Eve chose
to sin they were separated from God
because that's what sin does it
separates us from God God was
heartbroken when they sinned because he
knew what would happen as a result of
their sin because of Adam and Eve's sin
all of God's creation was affected
instead of being perfect and blessed it
became the opposite of God's desire it
became cursed after Adam and Eve sinned
God told the line serpent because you
have allowed Satan to use you to deceive
Adam and Eve you are more cursed than
anything more than all animals you will
crawl on your belly and eat the dry dust
all the days of your life then God said
to Eve
because you disobeyed you will have
terrible pain during childbirth you will
want to please your husband but he will
rule over you causing problems in your
marriage God then said to Adam because
you chose to listen to your wife and ate
the fruit I commanded you not to eat the
ground is cursed
it will grow sharp thorns and you will
have to work extra hard to have food to
eat all the days of your life
you were created from the dust of the
ground and you will return to the dust
when you die Adam called his wife Eve
because she would be the mother of all
the living and God chose certain animals
and showed Adam and Eve how to offer
them as a sacrifice for their sin made
clothes out of the animal skins for Adam
and Eve to cover their nakedness God
then banished Adam and Eve from the
Garden of Eden to farm the ground the
same dirt they'd been made from after
sending them out of the garden God
placed angels and a flaming sword to
guard the way to the Tree of Life from
then on man was not allowed to return to
the Garden of Eden and all of creation
was cursed the world God created was no
longer perfect because of sin but God
promised to send a savior born of a
virgin
who would save us from our sin
Adam and Eve were married in the Garden
of Eden after they sinned they had to
leave the garden they also began
sacrificing animals as an atonement for
their sin as God had taught them
atonement means that God accepts the
death of the sacrificial animal as
punishment for our sin you see God is
just and being just God required that
sin be punished and the punishment for
sin is death however God is also
merciful and he allowed man to offer
animals as a sacrificial offering in
their place but when Jesus came he paid
the ultimate sacrifice and since then no
more animal sacrifices are needed once
Adam and Eve were settled outside of the
garden Eve gave birth to a son Cain she
was overjoyed and said I have delivered
a son with God's help later she gave
birth to his brother Abel when both boys
were old enough they helped their
parents take care of their household
Abel took care of sheep and Cain was a
farmer as time passed Cain brought an
offering to God from the fruits and
vegetables of his garden Abel also
brought a sacrifice the best firstborn
lamb of his flock God was pleased with
Abel and his offering but he didn't
approve of Cain's offering because it
was not a true sacrifice no animal was
sacrificed as an atonement for his soul
King became very angry and his face was
obviously upset God asked Cain why are
you angry why do you look so upset
if you obey you will be accepted if you
don't obey sin is out to get you it's
always ready to devour you like a hungry
lion
you must be on your guard at all times a
little while later Cain was still mad
and even became jealous of Abel because
his offering was accepted by God so he
said to Abel let's go into the field
while they were in the field
Cain let his anger take control of him
and he attacked Abel and killed him
Cain ignored God's words and allowed sin
to control him shortly after this God
spoke to Cain again and asked where is
Abel your brother Cain was still angry
and he said I don't know why should I
keep track of my brother then God said
to him what have you done your brother's
blood cries out to me from the ground
from now on you are cursed no longer
will the land you farm produce good
fruits and grains for you to eat you
will be a homeless wanderer on the earth
so Kane left God's presence and went to
live in the Land of Nod east of the
Garden of Eden Adam and Eve continued to
make sacrifices to God for their sin
then they had another son and named him
Seth then men and women began to pray
and worship the name of God
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