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The Fall - Part 4
Genesis 3:11-13
02/22/2024
11 He said, ``Who told you that you were naked? Have
you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not
to eat?''
12 The man said, ``The woman whom you gave to be with
me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.''
13 Then the Lord God said to the woman, ``What is
this that you have done?'' The woman said, ``The
serpent deceived me, and I ate.'' (ESV)
When God confronted Adam and Eve with their sin, neither one
took responsibility. Adam tried to place the blame on God for
giving him the gift of marriage. The woman blamed the serpent.
He said, ``Who told you that you were naked? Have you
eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to
eat?'' The man said, ``The woman whom you gave to be
with me, she gave me fruit of the tree, and I ate.''
Then the Lord God said to the woman, ``What is this
that you have done?'' The woman said, ``The serpent
deceived me, and I ate.''
Immediately the desire to be like God, the desire to be in
control, the desire to be perfect in our own eyes was evident.
``I am innocent, it is Your fault, God, for giving me this woman.
If you didn't do that, I would not have eaten from the tree. I
am innocent.'' And Eve said, ``Don't blame me, I am a poor
innocent bystander who was deceived by the serpent. I am
innocent.''
Thus sin entered the world. Every child is conceived in
sin. How do we know this? God said, ``If you sin, you will
surely die.'' Saint Paul wrote, ``For the wages of sin is death,
but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our
Lord.''1 Only sinners die, and children die, therefore children
are sinners.
But God, in cursing the serpent, gave hope to Adam, Eve, and
all people. The gift of eternal life is found in Jesus.
May our Lord comfort you with this gift of life. Amen.