As I was listening to the radio this morning I thought how appropriate it was that we were studying how "sin" first entered the world through Eve. Often throughout my christian walk I have asked or been asked the following question, "did God make a mistake?" or "why didn't God just start over?" Either question requires that we ponder the word of God and without a proper explanation we might admit that our God is limited. Ah...but he is not.
Let me explain. The pastor speaking this morning said that the unrighteousness of sin required a penalty be paid and rather than exact the price of righteousness on us He exacted the price on His own Son. You see because Jesus was man (son of man) he could pay our price and because God was Jesus (son of God) he could withstand the price = complete separation from God. But Jesus died way after Adam and Eve fell and so God had to have a plan already in mind when the sin was committed.
Aha! God already knew that we were going to fail and he needed a perfect plan of redemption. Not to make it too simple because the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus are anything but simple, but it is a perfect plan.
So, as I ponder the next questions that come....here is some light reading:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/331824/Why-Did-God-Create-Mankind
Blessings to all of you this Easter Week as I ponder in gratitude what Jesus did for me!
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