Man was originally made for Eden. And even though we fell from that position, we still long for the perfection of paradise. In fact, I contend that man’s intrinsic desire to return to an Eden-like existence is the primary motivation for our actions, (both good and evil), and the root source of the world’s miseries….
The Second dispensation failed because the people of that era decided to only rely on the knowledge they had amassed during their lives. They did not believe in anything that they did not have full knowledge of, therefore they did not believe in God. They did not have faith. The last few posts have dealt…
This week, we conclude our examination of the first dispensation. I will be the first to admit that this series went on a LOT longer than I had originally planned – not only because I had to take a break from posting for a couple of months, but also in the number of posts in…
This week we conclude our examination of the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil by understanding why eating the fruit of the Tree led to death for Adam and Eve (and consequently, for all of us). It’s easy to see what has become of humanity since the fall of man (just watch an…
As an interlude to our examination of the first dispensation we’ve been looking at some of the terms that the Eden narrative introduced – the first being justification and in the last couple posts, the specific form known as “religion”. Religion consists of actions we engage in to justify our wrongs and/or pay our guilt…