Category: Godward Thoughts

I’ve already written a bit about what it meant that Adam was created in the image of God when I attempted to answer the question of whether or not Adam was holy prior to the Fall. Genesis 1:27 tells us that “God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created…

This is a very interesting question to me, and one for which I am not sure there is an answer. One thing is certain, God ordained that Adam would fall, therefore, somehow in His Sovereign wisdom and working throughout history, Adam’s defeat is for our good and for God’s glory. I’m just going to throw…

I spent some time (not very much, mind you) trying to find out more about this idea of innocence versus holiness. I still do not fully understand why the guy on the radio made a distinction or seemed to imply that they were mutually exclusive in the case of Adam and Eve. I know where…

I received the 9Marks Newsletter last night. I skimmed the titles before bed and there just so happens to be an excellent article regarding the Fall. In light of my recent posts, I thought you might be interested. It is written by Michael Lawrence and titled, Leaving Home, Returning Home. Here’s a little teaser: There…

Earlier today, I posed this question: Were Adam and Eve holy before the Fall? If not, did God test them with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil in order to produce holiness in them? I asked this because I heard this on the radio Monday morning: “Adam and Eve were innocent, but…