We spend a lot of time here thinking about the early Genesis stories. I find them endlessly fascinating. Last week I wrote about the encounter between Eve and the Serpent in the Garden and what we Christians commonly refer to as “the Fall”. This week I want to offer another perspective, from John Sanders book, The […]
Category: Genesis
The Tree, The Fall, The Grace
Some friends and I were talking about the early chapters in Genesis and the conversation moved to what Christians often refer to as “the Fall“. Someone asked, “Why did God put that tree in the garden and then tell Adam and Eve not to eat from it? It seems like God was setting them up […]