Christianity: Religion- Lessons Learned from Adam and Eve

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Christianity: Religion- Lessons Learned from Adam and Eve

In doing my daily Bible reading, I came to that familiar story that took place in the Garden of Eden at the beginning of Creation.

The story of Adam, Eve, and the serpent is one that is known to all. There is much to be seen in this story, beyond the story itself.

One of the first things to be learned from this story is how little human nature has changed since the the first humans.

Eve was so easily persuaded to sin and give in to temptation by the words of the serpent.

Adam followed in her footsteps, eating the fruit, even though he knew this was the wrong choice. People still fall in this trap of doing what is popular, even though it is wrong.

Another thing I notice is how Adam and Eve play the "blame game."

When confronted by God, they immediately become defensive and start blaming others for their actions.

Adam blames the woman, and inadvertently blames God when he states, "the woman you gave me." When Eve is questioned, she blames the serpent. "Passing the buck," is nothing new to modern day society; it started with the first humans and continues today.

We are all guilty of not wanting to take responsibility for our actions, but would rather blame someone else.

The next observation from this story, is the price that had to paid for their wrongdoing.

After eating the fruit, Adam and Eve made clothing for themselves out of fig leaves.

Since they had already clothed themselves, why is it that God made clothing for them out of animal skins?

It is here in the third chapter of Genesis, that we see our first picture of Christ and the sacrifice that would be required of Him.

The clothing made of leaves that Adam and Eve provided for themselves was not enough to cover their sin.

This is the first time that the shedding of innocent blood occurred.

God required the animal skins, and shedding of their innocent blood, to cover the bodies and sin of Adam and Eve.

This foreshadows Christ, and the shedding of His innocent blood that would required to cover the sins of mankind.