Category: Adam and Eve

The Awareness of a Temporary Earth

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

“And, Thou, O Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands: they shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment; and as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail” (Hebrews 1:10-12 KJV).

On this Earth Day, let us not confuse the creation with the Creator!

Today, people worldwide celebrate “environmental awareness.” According to the secular, naturalistic worldview, our planet and its sun could last many more billions of years. They claim that we have done so much damage to our planet—climate change, overpopulation, deforestation, pollution, et cetera—that we must change our attitude toward “mother earth” and change our lifestyles before we destroy her and civilization as we know it! You can sense the zeal in their message, can you not? While these people are sincere, they are wasting all of their time, energy, and resources on a temporary planet.

Let us be very clear that the Lord Jesus Christ placed man on the earth, especially the Garden of Eden, to “dress it and keep it” (Genesis 2:15). Adam was to take care of the Earth: he was God’s representative, God’s king, who had a divine commission to rule this planet for God’s glory (Genesis 1:26-28).

It was not long, however, before Satan distracted mankind from understanding God’s purpose for him. Adam began to focus on himself: like Satan, he began to “worship and serve the creature more than the Creator” (Romans 1:25). Thus began man’s continual downward spiral into spiritual ignorance. He would continually worship himself, as we well know today.

Today’s Scripture reminds us that, because of sin, this creation will pass away. The Lord Jesus Christ, however, will live forever. Why worship that which is temporary? It makes no sense! The Lord Jesus Christ gave you life, not the pagan goddess “mother earth.” Environmental awareness? Indeed, be aware that our world is temporary, as God will one day create “a new heaven and a new earth” (Revelation 21:1).

Litanies of Philosophies #4

Saturday, March 1, 2025

“Howbeit we speak wisdom among them that are perfect: yet not the wisdom of this world, nor of the princes of this world, that come to nought:…” (1 Corinthians 2:6 KJV).

What wisdom really matters—and what wisdom really does not?

“Philosophy” is derived from two Greek terms, “phileo” (“to love”) and “sophia” (“wisdom”). It is an infatuation with man’s wisdom, people reasoning about life apart from the words and will of the Creator God. Man has a problem, and he knows it. Nevertheless, he seeks to deny it or hide it. If there is any admission of guilt, man will endeavor to solve his own dilemmas and establish his innocence. Genesis 3:1-13 was man’s first quest to seek wisdom separate from God’s wisdom, even cleverly trying to “cover up” his sin when he failed and skillfully shifting the blame to others when God questioned him about his evil!

Whereas Adam’s fault was individual and corporate, the primary error of the wisdom of the world is divulged in Romans chapter 1 (a national and international issue): “[19] Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. [20] For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: [21] Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. [22] Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,….”

Romans chapter 1 looks back to Genesis chapter 11 (the Tower of Babel), when the nations decided to abandon the one true God and pursue idols. He therefore responded by giving them up and over to Romans 1:24-32 (this “present evil world” of Galatians 1:4). The nations still “walk in their own ways,” in “ignorance,” “without God,” “in the vanity of their mind,” with their litanies of philosophies and varieties of idolatries (Acts 14:11-18; Acts 17:16-34; Ephesians 2:11,12; Ephesians 4:17-19). Such is where our world’s educational system is situated! If it not based on the Word of God rightly divided, the worldview is just another futile attempt of man serving as the judge of what thoughts and actions are correct or incorrect….

NO Bible Ignorance in the Midst of Tragedy! #10

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 KJV).

In light of the recent New Orleans terrorist attack just a few hours away from my home, we are delighted to dispel the associated Bible ignorance….

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). Our present universe is quite far from that original perfect system its Creator intended. Even if we knew no Bible verses whatsoever, we could easily see and conclude that something is just not quite right! With the passage of time from Genesis chapter 3 onward, scientific experiments corroborate how conditions are indeed worsening. Chaos, confusion, blindness, ignorance, darkness, disintegration, decay, decomposition, and death have become more widespread. Man has struggled for millennia to reverse this downward spiral—relying on his flawed intellect in an attempt to solve his endless problems—but he has failed so miserably. Yet, this exercise in futility does not deter him from trying and trying again using his long-time methods (the definition of “insanity!”).

Colossians chapter 1 expands upon Genesis 1:1: “[16] For by him [God’s dear Son, the Lord Jesus Christ—verse 13] were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: [17] And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. [18] And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. [19] For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell; [20] And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.”

Here is what lies at the heart of Father God’s plan to restore this fallen creation to Himself. Though sin currently runs rampant throughout the heaven and the earth, it is a temporary situation. His plan of reconciliation starts with “the blood of [Christ’s] cross” (verse 20). We must go back to Calvary, the worst tragedy of all time….

NO Bible Ignorance in the Midst of Tragedy! #9

Monday, January 13, 2025

“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 KJV).

In light of the recent New Orleans terrorist attack just a few hours away from my home, we are delighted to dispel the associated Bible ignorance….

Just as Adam and Eve decided to “play the blame game” in Genesis chapter 3—“God made me this way!” and “The Devil made me do it!”—so sinners lash out against these two entities today. The blame actually falls upon Adam, as both Romans and 1 Corinthians affirm. “Wherefore, as by one man [Adam!] sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned” (Romans 5:12). “For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:21,22); please note how this context is physical death (Adam) versus physical resurrection (Christ).

Someone is sure to cry out in objection, “But is it not ‘unfair’ for God to punish us because of Adam’s sin?!” We are much swifter in our reply: “Romans 5:12-21 teaches that, though we suffer because of Adam’s disobedience, there is a balance because God is equally ‘unfair’ in blessing us because of Christ’s obedience! He reckons what is true of Adam as naturally applicable to us, yet, when we believe on Christ’s finished crosswork as sufficient payment for our sins [Romans 5:1-11; cf. 1 Corinthians 15:3,4], He considers what is true of Christ as naturally true of us.”

If God really does seek our best interest, if He actually does care about His creation, then what are we to make of this fallen world? Will such conditions ever get better? When? What is taking so long for improvements? Though these seem like profound questions, they actually have ridiculously simple answers. Alas, people tend to “darken counsel by words without knowledge” (Job 38:2), relying on man’s “wisdom” to incessantly move their lips and mouths when they have no spiritual capacity whatsoever to comment on the things of God. They need to do far less talking and far more Bible study!!!

For creation’s problems to be solved, four parties must take their rightful places….

NO Bible Ignorance in the Midst of Tragedy! #8

Sunday, January 12, 2025

“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 KJV).

In light of the recent New Orleans terrorist attack just a few hours away from my home, we are delighted to dispel the associated Bible ignorance….

When Adam and Eve united with Satan in his rebellion against the Creator, the LORD God, Genesis 3:7 states regarding our first human parents: “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.” Adam and Eve knew they were wrongdoers, but they engaged in “Operation: Fig Leaf.” They resorted to works-religion, covering their own nakedness instead of seeking God’s intervention. When that failed, they hid from God!

“[8] 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. [9] And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? [10] And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself. [11] And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?”

Again, they avoided accountability—by blaming someone else: “[12] And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. [13] And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.” Adam blamed his wife—or, yet, he blamed God who gave him his wife. Eve blamed Satan. “God made me this way!” and “The Devil made me do it!” are still two popular expressions amongst sinners who refuse to accept responsibility. In fact, according to 1 Timothy 2:11-15, Eve was deceived but not Adam. Eve should have asked her husband who was with her, what God had said in Genesis 2:16,17. Adam chose not to be his wife’s Bible teacher, and she acted independently of him, but he was the federal head and thus the ultimate one worthy of blame….

NO Bible Ignorance in the Midst of Tragedy! #7

Saturday, January 11, 2025

“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 KJV).

In light of the recent New Orleans terrorist attack just a few hours away from my home, we are delighted to dispel the associated Bible ignorance….

Back in Genesis 1:26-28, the LORD God delegated governmental power (“dominion”) to Adam and Eve, but Adam (mankind’s federal head) relinquished this earthly authority to Satan in Genesis 3:1-6. See Luke chapter 4, part of the Lord Jesus’ temptations: “[5] And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. [6] And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me; and to whomsoever I will I give it. [7] If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. [8] And Jesus answered and said unto him, Get thee behind me, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”

Observe how Satan boasted that he owned the kingdoms of this world and the glory of them. They were his to give to the Lord Jesus—but only if Jesus worshipped him! Satan is a usurper, and he reigns on earth even today through sinful governmental leaders (humans) and reigns in heaven using sinful governmental leaders (fallen angels). We thus read of “spiritual wickedness in high [heavenly] places” (Ephesians 6:12). “The heavens are not clean in [God’s] sight” (Job 15:15). “The stars are not pure in [God’s] sight” (Job 25:5). See Revelation 12:7-11, when Satan will finally be cast out of the second heaven (outer space) in the ages to come and then removed from earth in Revelation 20:1-3. As touching earth, we know this is a “present evil world” (Galatians 1:4) because Satan is “the god [ruler] of this world” (2 Corinthians 4:4).

When Adam handed his God-given authority over to Satan, God placed a curse on creation so as to signify an enemy or adversary had taken over (Genesis 3:16-19). Satan could not use creation to its full potential, for God wisely “sabotaged” that hijacked work of His! This is the curse of sin, “the bondage of corruption” of Romans 8:17-25, which affects us until now….

NO Bible Ignorance in the Midst of Tragedy! #6

Friday, January 10, 2025

“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 KJV).

In light of the recent New Orleans terrorist attack just a few hours away from my home, we are delighted to dispel the associated Bible ignorance….

As Lucifer or Satan himself moved away from God’s purpose and plan for him, so Satan influenced Adam and Eve to think and act independently of God’s purpose and plan for them. Genesis chapter 3 continues: “[1] Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? [2] And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: [3] 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. [4] And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: [5] 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.

“[6] 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 unto her husband with her; and he did eat. [7] 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. [8] 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. [9] And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? [10] And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.”

Here is the fall of man before God….

NO Bible Ignorance in the Midst of Tragedy! #5

Thursday, January 9, 2025

“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 KJV).

In light of the recent New Orleans terrorist attack just a few hours away from my home, we are delighted to dispel the associated Bible ignorance….

“And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth” (Genesis 1:26-28).

In the above Scripture, we read of the beginning of the human species—the creation of the first man and the first woman. He is not named until chapter 2 (Adam), and she is not given a name until chapter 3 (Eve). The LORD God instructed the man, who originally existed alone: “And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” (Genesis 2:16,17).

With Lucifer (now known as “Satan,” Hebrew for “adversary”) working independently of his Creator, he moved to Earth to further his campaign that could be aptly styled “the policy of evil.” Read Genesis 3:1: “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?” Such shrewdness or trickery, questioning the simple Word of God, was enough to ensure the human species would not fulfill the Creator’s will….

NO Bible Ignorance in the Midst of Tragedy! #4

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

“Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? why hidest thou thyself in times of trouble?” (Psalm 10:1 KJV).

In light of the recent New Orleans terrorist attack just a few hours away from my home, we are delighted to dispel the associated Bible ignorance….

At its heart, sin is independence from God—thinking or doing something that is not part of His purpose and plan. He, the Creator, is thus not glorified; instead, the creature is worshipped and served (see Romans 1:25). This attitude and action originated with a spirit creature named Lucifer, whose narcissism is not dissimilar from man’s own love of self and preoccupation with autonomy. “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High” (Isaiah 14:12-14).

“Thou art the anointed cherub [a spirit in the angelic world] that covereth; and I have set thee so: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire. Thou wast perfect in thy ways from the day that thou wast created, till iniquity was found in thee. By the multitude of thy merchandise they have filled the midst of thee with violence, and thou hast sinned: therefore I will cast thee as profane out of the mountain of God: and I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. Thine heart was lifted up [proud, arrogant] because of thy beauty, thou hast corrupted thy wisdom by reason of thy brightness: I will cast thee to the ground, I will lay thee before kings, that they may behold thee” (Ezekiel 28:14-17).

When Adam, the first man, was created, he was foolish enough to join this angelic rebellion, initiating a human revolt against God on Earth….

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The Prince of Peace, Born in the Middle East

Monday, December 23, 2024

“For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6 KJV).

Ironically, God’s wisdom ordained the birthplace of the Prince of Peace to be the contentious Middle East….

Almost from the very beginning of time, the Middle East has been a battleground, the chief war zone of good and evil. Originally the peaceful home of Adam and Eve, today it is the most contentious region on the globe. Because of Adam’s sin, what was a paradise is now known as the area where man joined Satan in his rebellion against God. Adam and Eve utterly failed to reign over the earth for God’s glory (Genesis 1:26-28). Instead, they united with the opposition, and were banished from God’s presence and the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:23,24).

“Wherefore, as by one man [Adam] sin entered into the world, and death by sin” (Romans 5:12). Verse 14 says that Adam “is the figure of him that was to come.” God would send another Man, Jesus Christ, and He would accomplish what Adam failed to do: glorify God on the earth by dispossessing it from Satan, and reigning in righteousness. This is the “government” spoken of in today’s Scripture.

“For if by one man’s [Adam’s] offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ” (verse 17). Adam plunged the human race into sin and made it God’s enemy; Jesus Christ offers mankind eternal life, forgiveness of sins and a reconciled relationship with God! This was God’s goal in sending Jesus Christ.

As our world desperately continues to seek peace, let us remember there will be no peace on earth until the Prince of Peace returns to His nation, Israel, and rids our planet of Satan and his policy of evil (the root of the Middle Eastern turmoil). At Christ’s Second Coming, there will be peace on earth (Luke 2:14), and especially in the Middle East.