The Fall of Humanity and the Incarnation
The Fall of Humanity and the Incarnation
The Fall of Humanity refers to Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God and how death and corruption was brought into the world as a consequence of their sin. However, we read in the account immediately after the fall what is known as the ‘First Gospel’ that God promises salvation through the Incarnation of Jesus Christ.
The Fall of Humanity
After the creation account the Bible goes on to describe the beautiful Garden of Eden that God gave Adam and Eve. God informed Adam and Eve that they were to do anything they desired and eat anything they wished, except to eat from one of the trees: the tree of knowledge. However, the serpent – which was Satan in the form of a snake – tempted Eve to eat from the tree. Eve ate from the tree and gave some to Adam aswell. As soon as Adam and Eve ate the fruit, the whole world seemed different. They were ashamed and afraid instead of being happy. They tried to hide from God when he called out to them, instead of being glad to talk to Him. They were ashamed and embarrassed to be seen naked. Adam blames Eve for his sin, and Eve then blames the snake. God, ofcourse, knew this and was angered, expelling Adam and Eve from Eden as a result of their disobedience. This story is referred to as ‘The Fall’ as it is the story of how Adam and Eve fell out of favour with God, inviting death and corruption into the world. This fall had also broken intimate fellowship with God. The effects of sin are always separation from God. This does not mean that God does not love us, but it means God by His nature must be separated from sin.
The Incarnation
The Incarnation refers to Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, “becoming flesh” by being conceived in the womb of a woman, the Virgin Mary (also known as the Theotokos). In the Incarnation, the divine nature of the Son of God was joined with human nature in one divine person: Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was fully man and fully God. It is well known
The Fall of Humanity refers to Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God and how death and corruption was brought into the world as a consequence of their sin. However, we read in the account immediately after the fall what is known as the ‘First Gospel’ that God promises salvation through the Incarnation of Jesus Christ.
The Fall of Humanity
After the creation account the Bible goes on to describe the beautiful Garden of Eden that God gave Adam and Eve. God informed Adam and Eve that they were to do anything they desired and eat anything they wished, except to eat from one of the trees: the tree of knowledge. However, the serpent – which was Satan in the form of a snake – tempted Eve to eat from the tree. Eve ate from the tree and gave some to Adam aswell. As soon as Adam and Eve ate the fruit, the whole world seemed different. They were ashamed and afraid instead of being happy. They tried to hide from God when he called out to them, instead of being glad to talk to Him. They were ashamed and embarrassed to be seen naked. Adam blames Eve for his sin, and Eve then blames the snake. God, ofcourse, knew this and was angered, expelling Adam and Eve from Eden as a result of their disobedience. This story is referred to as ‘The Fall’ as it is the story of how Adam and Eve fell out of favour with God, inviting death and corruption into the world. This fall had also broken intimate fellowship with God. The effects of sin are always separation from God. This does not mean that God does not love us, but it means God by His nature must be separated from sin.
The Incarnation
The Incarnation refers to Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity, “becoming flesh” by being conceived in the womb of a woman, the Virgin Mary (also known as the Theotokos). In the Incarnation, the divine nature of the Son of God was joined with human nature in one divine person: Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was fully man and fully God. It is well known