Abc Messages Featuring Pastor Ben Poole

How did the world get to be such a messed up place? How does the Bible explain the chaos, hatred, and pain that is in the world today? Genesis chapters 3-4 explains the perils of trying to define what is good and evil on our own. People justify their actions in order to do what is self-serving. The Man and Woman Sin 3 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?” 2 “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. 3 “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’” 4 “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. 5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” 6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked