Read Genesis 3:8-24
Knowing good and evil, Adam and Eve hid from God and then tried to cover up their sin using fig leaves. Their eyes were opened and for the first time, they experienced evil. They experienced shame; something that was completely foreign to them. Adam did not fear the Lord. Fear can be defined as terror or it can be used for reverence and respect. A true Christian will obey the commands of God out of reverence (fear), not out of terror. Here we see the opposite effect of Adam who moves from reverential fear to terror; whereas a true Christian moves from terror to reverential fear.
Knowing good and evil, Adam and Eve hid from God and then tried to cover up their sin using fig leaves. Their eyes were opened and for the first time, they experienced evil. They experienced shame; something that was completely foreign to them. Adam did not fear the Lord. Fear can be defined as terror or it can be used for reverence and respect. A true Christian will obey the commands of God out of reverence (fear), not out of terror. Here we see the opposite effect of Adam who moves from reverential fear to terror; whereas a true Christian moves from terror to reverential fear.
Questions:
Why was God asking them all these questions when He knew the answers?
What is wrong with the way they responded to their sin?
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