The Graphic Gospel (2): Man

MAN

Man was created good,

but fell prey to temptation and

sinned against God,

bringing death to his soul.

Therefore, just as sin came into the

world through one man,

and death through sin,

and so death spread

to all men because all sinned.

Romans 5:12 ESV

For the wages of sin is death. . .

Romans 6:23 ESV

And you, who once were alienated

and hostile in mind,

doing evil deeds . . .

Colossians 1:21 ESV

And you were dead in the

trespasses and sins in which you

once walked, following the

course of this world,

following the prince of

the power of the air,

the spirit that is now

at work in the sons of

disobedience. . .

Ephesians 2:1-2 ESV

Taking the Truth to Heart

When God created Adam and Eve,

He established mankind’s rule

and dominion over all the

creatures and the earth.

He placed them in the Garden of Eden

and explained to them that they could

eat of any tree in the garden except one.

One tree was off limits.

One.

They were in the midst of a

beautiful garden and

in amazing companionship

with God and one another.

No pollution, no crime, no credit card

debt, no taxes, and no red tape.

There was no death, no dying,

no cancer, and no ugliness-nothing

to complain about, nothing to fear,

nothing to blame God for.

Nothing bad had happened.

Along came a serpent

to tempt Adam and Eve

to doubt God.

Despite all God had given them.

Despite having been formed and

created in the image of God.

Despite being in perfect fellowship

with Him,

Adam and Eve listened instead

to the lies of a serpent

and disobeyed God.

Listening to his voice,

they questioned whether God

was really as good as He seemed to be.

They questioned if what He said was true.

They questioned whether God

would love them and take care of them.

They doubt God and His goodness.

They believed the lies,

disobeyed,

and rebelled against

God.

In the process, they lost their lives,

their purity, and their position.

And they have passed this on

to each of their children.

Through Adam, sin came,

and sin came to all. Through sin,

death came, and death came to all.

Romans 5:12

“None is righteous, no, not one;

11 no one understands;