Well, just a bit ago I finished reading Genesis chapters one through 4.
What a powerful book Genesis is!
In this book you have the creation of the universe, the creation of the inhabitants of the earth, the first man and woman included, and the fall of mankind from its original relationship with God.
One thing that intrigued me this time was at the end of chapter four.
There we see that after Seth was born and had his first child that mankind then turned their hearts back to God.
Adam and Eve’s first run at kids (Cain and Able and their descendents) failed to live up to what God wanted from man at that time: relationship.

The kicker in all of this is that God still wants a relationship with us, and it is still simple to gain access to that relationship: at that time it was relationship with God through turning your heart to Him, today we turn our hearts over to Christ, who then gives us a relationship with God.
The simplicity of the gospel is that mankind is to seek a relationship with God, through the means that God chooses.
How could a fallen creation choose the means of salvation?
How could a fallen creation tell the creator what is true?
Instead God declared what was required.
That requirement was not difficult, it did not require sacrifices (as would later be added in the Law to show that sin must be dealt with, the sacrifices did not bring salvation).
The requirement has always been to have faith in God, and recognize our need for Him due to our sin.

Sin is a critical stumbling block for the world.
They cannot see the savior because the savior requires them to address their sin in a real way: confession.
When God approached Adam and Eve in the garden they both immediately blame-shifted, they would not confess their sins.
We ourselves as human beings must confess that to see the need for a savior.
However, once we have confessed our sins to Christ, recognized Him as Lord, Savior and God, our sins are forgiven, past, present, and future sins.
A clean record that is not because of us, but is clean due to the free gift of Christ’s righteousness that is placed on our account (imputed righteousness)!

I’m excited to study through Genesis again, I hope you’ll join Jessica and I as we read through the Bible.
Today we read four chapters, tomorrow we’ll read another four, it’s not too late to join in.
I’d like to know if anyone is reading this and going to join me so please email me if you are, I’d love to hear from you.

Resting in Him,

Randy Peterman