![]() ![]() ![]() And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked and I hid myself. And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also to her husband with her and he did eat. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the Garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. “Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. It is to this perfect setting that we come to in our Bibles this morning, and I invite you to turn to Genesis chapter three, and we will be reading verses one through fifteen. This paradise is known as the Garden of Eden, and God designed it especially for the enjoyment of His favorite creation: mankind. A paradise of such beauty that the thought of leaving this place brings tears to our eyes. But if we explored long enough, we would discover a paradise that surpassed anything else we had ever laid eyes on. You might notice a Tyrannosaurus Rex coming your way, only to discover that it is a friendly beast, created for the pleasure of God and mankind. You might notice a snow-white lamb lying down next to a lion. If you could travel around this ancient world, you would find an absolutely perfect creation of lush forests, teeming oceans, and pristine landscapes that would put the Grand Canyon to shame. This paper therefore sets out to critically and analytically evaluate this claim of no more suffering for the redeemed and then tries to see its implication for Christianity and our society.Let us journey back together more than six thousand years. ![]() To this end the value of the dignity of labour is thrown into the dustbin and the Cross of Christ is belittled. In fact, it is your portion to experience affluence and wealth to the point that you need not even to work since favour is your name. Therefore, all you need do is to give your life to Christ and you will no longer experience any form of suffering. Hence it is either as a result of your sin or a curse to experience any hardship or any form of suffering. Unfortunately, this redemption has been misconstrued by many Christians today to the point that many believe that since Christ suffered for us we need not suffer any longer for he carried away our sins, suffering and poverty. They are justified freely by his grace through the redemption in Christ Jesus, whom God set forth as an expiation, through faith, by his blood, to prove his righteousness because of the forgiveness of sins previously committed,… ” These lines show clearly the effect of sin on man and the mercy of God through which God out of His volition decided to save man through the redemptive work of his Son. ![]() The Scripture in Romans 3: 23- 25 says: “all have sinned and are deprived of the glory of God. ![]()
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