Where are you? Gen 3

Read: Genesis 3

We left off as Adam and Eve ate the fruit, sinned against a holy God and then sewed themselves fig leaves in a desperate attempt to hid their shame. Feels a lot like some of the way my days can go when caught in sin. I knowingly entered into sin, and feeling awful, try to cover it up with something silly or a good deed( a fig leaf if you will), and then hide from God. But as we will see, Oh how He loves us. He calls to us.

God calls out to Adam, "Where are you?" God is omnipresent and omniscience (always everywhere and all knowing) this question is not for God, but for Adam. A chance to confess. And Adam does, in a way; not yet in the form of repentance but shifts his shame and blame to others. Adam says, you were coming and we were naked, so we hid. God's presence cultivated shame of their sin. Yet it continues today. When Jesus ascended he said he was sending the Holy Spirit to be manifest among believers- and the Holy spirits primary purpose is to convict the world/man of sin. We are graced time and time again, with the call "Where are you?" Where are you today? Hiding behind fig leaves; desperately hiding the heinousness of your sin from God? Are you willing to confess, to step out and say, God I am here, but afraid? The beautiful thing about this entire situation, is God already knows where you are, He waits for you to answer back, I am sinful, ashamed, help! Forgive me. Cover me."

This chapter is pivotal because in man's sin we learn all have fallen. Romans 5:18-19 Therefore as one trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one act of righteousness leads to the justification and life for all men. For as by the one man's disobedience the many were made sinners, so by one man's obedience the many will be made righteous. Today we turn our eye towards Jesus.

It is essential that we believe Adam as historical. Both Romans 5 and 1 Corinthians 15 theology is based on the truth of a historic Adam. At the bottom of this study will be a quick article link from Answers in Genesis regarding this topic. I want to be able to dig into the moment of utter despair, man sinned, and in Genesis 3:15 the very first promise of a Savior. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise his heel. The singular seed is the promise of one man who will crush Satan. But the striking of the heel points to salvation through suffering. There is  very heavy theology in here- it would take months to chew through it all, thus only touching on it briefly today. What we need to grasp as we look toward the cross- is the truth from Romans 5- through this one mans trespass we all fall, and through one man's atonement we are saved.

Gen 3: 21 blood is shed. Not at the hands of man, but for the sake of man. God clothes them in coats of skin; literal, physical death has entered the world. I thought about this a lot today. God shed the blood to covers man's sin; knowing that it was temporary; and that one day His Son, His One and Only Son would have to suffer and die, and shed his blood to cover the sins of many. One verse, so quickly read. But we should pause and realize the mercy, and steadfast loving kindness being demonstrated here. God would send his only begotten sin, that we might be clothed in His righteousness. Tomorrow we will begin to shift our attention to the One who came to take away the sins of the world.

I pray that this study becomes a treasure- and like we read in Matthew 13:44; may you find His kingdom is this journey.

In Defense of the Historical Adam