The Fall Genesis 3:1–7 She took some and ate it. . . . And he ate it. Genesis 3:6 Eve sinned by being deceived; Adam sinned in utter rebellion. Both sinned out of pride. What lay at the root of the woman’s determination to eat the forbidden fruit and give some to her husband, Adam, if it

A Living Being Genesis 2:4–7 The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living creature. Genesis 2:7 The phrase translated “a living creature” (actually, “living soul”) in Genesis 2:7 is also used in Genesis 1:24 of the animals. But as a result of the particulars of man’s

Image of God Genesis 1:27–31 So God created man in his own image. Genesis 1:27 To be made in God’s image means that men and women possess the attributes of personality, as God himself does, but as the animals, plants, and matter do not. To have personality, one must possess knowledge, feelings (including religious feelings),

“No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.” John 6:44 What is Jesus saying? In John 15:16 Jesus says, “You did not choose me—but I chose you…” Here in 6:44 he explains why. He is saying that left to