Intersection of good and evil

Today I want to look at God’s command in the garden and what that has to do with us today

God’s Commands (2:8-17)

For our pleasure and enjoyment (vs

Every tree that God created was pleasant to the sight and good for food

God wants us to have good things and commands us to enjoy them, even the tree of life!

For our freedom

God’s commands are not restricting but freeing

We can live a life of freedom in God’s plans

Marriage is created by God in the next verses

Marriage is not restricting but gives freedom to the husband and wife to enjoy all the benefits that God has in store for us

For our protection

God loves us and does not want to see any harm come to us

Not all knowledge brings benefit to us. God is the only one who is all knowing and had the sufficient wisdom and power to handle it

Man’s Fall (3:1-15)

Doubts God

Doubts God given goodness and desire to give us pleasures (Ye shall not eat of the fruits of the garden)

Doubts God given freedoms (neither shall ye touch it) God is restricting us

Doubts God given protection (ye shall not surely die

Satan’s tactics

Lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, pride of life

1 John 2:16 Same for us today

The turn in the road

The knowledge of good and evil

They already had the knowledge of good

Everything God created was good

They were introduceed to evil

Once the turn was made than all they knew was evil

Their eyes were opened to evil (vs 7)

shame

blame

running from God

All men’s thoughts were continuously evil (Genesis 6:5-6)

Know that satan wants to destroy the good things that God has in store for us (2 Corinthians 2:11)

Trust God’s plans and commands

He is a good God and has wonderful things planned for us if we simply trust him