People of the Bible

"A Man Who Was Attacked When He Tried To Protect The Foreigners (Lot)" - By Cameron Piner

"A Man Who Was Attacked When He Tried To Protect The Foreigners (Lot)" - By Cameron Piner

There was once a man who was an immigrant and a foreigner to his current city. He welcomed and cared for other strangers and foreigners whenever they came to town. But, one day, the leaders of the city came to his door and wanted to drag the foreigners out of the house and into the street. The men of the city wanted to harm the foreigners, but this hospitable man protected the foreigners. However, the men of the city were enraged that he wanted to protect the foreigners, so they attacked the man instead, intending to do worse to him than they had originally planned to do to the foreigner. This is a real story, but maybe not the one that you are thinking about. The story that I am talking about was recorded in Genesis 19, and it is a story about Abraham’s nephew, Lot.

"“If you do well, will you not be accepted?” Not all “worship” is the worship of God" - By Carl Ballard

"“If you do well, will you not be accepted?” Not all “worship” is the worship of God" - By Carl Ballard

Life outside the Garden of Eden meant that there was no longer direct contact between the holy God and the people that He had created to bear His image. [cp Gen 1:26-28; 3:8, 24] While we never truly get to witness how Adam and Eve approached God again after their sin, the Bible does register the approach of Cain and Abel with their offerings as they come before Him in worship.

"Adam And Eve Illustrates God And Us" - By Cameron Piner

"Adam And Eve Illustrates God And Us" - By Cameron Piner

This article is going to be about Adam & Eve, I promise. However, I want to start by talking about God for a bit. Because, while the people in the Bible may seem like they are the main characters or heroes of the stories in the Bible; in reality, they are not the main character. God is the Main Character of the Bible. God is the Hero of every story in scripture. Meanwhile, the people, whom we are reading stories about, are there to illustrate different aspects of our God and His relationship with His people. This is true with the story of Adam & Eve as well. So, let’s go on a brief journey to consider some passages about God, then we will come back to talk about Adam & Eve.