Category Archives: Discovery Series

In the last of this series we look at the completed work of Christ and how all the milestones of humanity’s history served to multiply the children of God upon the earth and to preserve the seed from the first Adam to the last Adam. Each Adam fulfilled their respective roles; one in the natural realm, the other in the spiritual realm.
When viewed from the larger context of God’s work in Christ our Lord, one can see the emergence of humanity’s parents from the garden in Eden as a necessary step in completing the image and likeness of God in them. All fall short of the glory of God because all were created short (incomplete) of the glory of God (Romans 11:32). We can only approach the glory of God through Christ our Lord. This was intended before the foundations of the world were set in place.

This six-part series explores the biblical events in Eden from a fresh perspective, suggesting disobedience of Adam and Eve wasn’t a fall but a necessary step to gain discernment of good and evil. It presents the mystery of God, the divine plan which includes redemption via Christ. Highlighted is that Adam and Eve weren’t complete or immortal; they were made to mature outside Eden, facing harsh conditions whilst depending on God’s indirect provisions. Finally, free will leads to disobedience, but through Yeshua the Christ, flawed humanity can be led into righteousness and eternal life.

Was Eve being tempted with the truth or with outright lies? We saw previously that the truth claims made by God and the serpent regarding death could be easily resolved when viewed from the redemptive work of Christ. In this article we review the other claims made by the serpent and see what the narrative reveals about them.

If one presupposes that God’s will and purpose for creating Adam and Eve was initially one of perfection and completeness then the traditional view of “the fall of mankind” seems an appropriate one. But is this the way the garden scene appears to a Christian who seeks the new creation in Christ? Come and see.

When faced with all the conditions before them, all of which were there directly or indirectly by God’s will, some might wonder whether Adam and Eve were being tempted by not only the serpent, but by God himself. Was the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil a simple test of obedience which resulted in their judgment and banishment from the garden and God’s presence, or is something more involved? This article continues our deeper look into this question. Come and see what a view from Christ’s perspective reveals.

In this third installment we review numerous declarations by God which contradict the traditional interpretation of humanity’s “fall.” Through the lens of the redemption in Christ, we can recognize that Adam and Eve were created imperfect, incomplete, and mortal. This establishes the need for the future role of the Lamb of God, and reflects the process God intended to bring many sons and daughters to glory.

This second article reviewing the events of the garden of Eden, addresses the existence and application of Adam and Eve’s free will. When viewed from the context of the work of God in Christ, their choice is as essential to humanity’s future as our Lord’s death and resurrection. Both had a role in imparting righteous and eternal life which comes through disobedience; the power of God in action.

This introductory question about God’s plan for humanity forces us to look at our presuppositions about God and his work in Christ. Scripture leads us to conclude that, in the case of the new creation in Christ, God’s plan was conceived and established before the foundation of the world. This reflects clearly God’s proactive character and nature in providing for the completion of his children into the image and likeness of the Son. The question that remains for us individually, is whether that reality impacts our understanding of the events of the Garden of Eden, now seen through the lens of the new creation in Christ.