Eve knew not of God 

(she did not have a true, personal, and obedient relationship with God.)

Eve’s heart was hardened by lust, which prevented her from knowing God fully. This is why she could not discern between good and evil. When she ate from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil, she gave the devil a legal ground to attack her mind. She was now gaining knowledge of evil and, through her actions, chose to defile her heart until it turned to stone. Eve was tempted by the devil—the unclean spirit of lust.

While we may be troubled by the events in the Garden of Eden, they reveal how the devil gained entry to wage war on mankind and corrupt the human mind.

Therefore, we must trust God with our souls, and in return, Jesus trusts us to honor Him. For the Word of God is the sword we use to defend ourselves, but holiness is the ground we stand on as we fight. So be holy, for our God is holy! Hosanna!

Did you know the garden was guarded by God's angels but it's not until Eve lust the devil showed up through that door. Protect the gates of your soul with the Word of God. Keep your mind holy.

Glory of God

Adam and Eve were created in the Glory of God when it comes to God's Character but were wrapped with the glory of man

The Image of God (Imago Dei): Our glory is rooted in being created to reflect God's character—love, justice, creativity, reason, and moral sense—into the world.

So when Adam forsake his relationship with Jesus for Eve, God forsake Jesus on the cross to restore our relationship with Him 

Jesus took on the glory of man, to accomplish God's purpose for us to redeem us in Christ Jesus 

Jesus when he comes back will have the Glory of His Father, our Father now in Christ 

Jesus is the perfect image of God: "The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being..." - Hebrews 1:3 (NIV).

Alleluia, Glory to God 

 

 

Mark 8:38 

38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

Heart of stone vs heart of flesh 

God is the God of peace so our heart can be hardened by fear 

God is the God of joy so our heart can be hardened by deep sadness

God is a God of love so our can be hardened by hatred 

God is a God of self control so our heart can be hardened by lust 

God is a God of goodness so our heart can be hardened by evil 

God is a God of patience so our heart can be hardened by worrying 

God is a God of faithfulness so our heart can be hardened by doubt 

God is a God of kindness so our heart can be hardened by being unloving

God is a God of long-suffering so our can be hardened by anger 

Find refuge in our Good Shepherd, Jesus, and protect your heart, you of little faith. 

Galatians 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.