Genesis - Part 7

Genesis 2:25 and 3:1-11Sin, Shame, and the Plan

Today we’re actually going to start with Todd Vasquez who has been helping AbbaCare by coming in occasionally to help mentor young men who are new fathers-to-be. Todd’s going to tell us a little about how that started, how it’s going, and then answer any questions you may have. 

Last week we talked about the invention of shame – how Adam and Eve learned they were sinful, thought badly of themselves, and believed God must think badly of them as well. 

Genesis 3 starts with perfect fellowship with God, and we see that relationship broken by sin and then inhibited by shame. 

How does the idea that God is not surprised or disappointed by our sin relate to James 1:19-20? You know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; 20 for a man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness of God. 

If God turns our greatest defeats into his greatest victories, what perspective should we have about our own defeats and the defeats of our loved ones?