There is great confusion in our world today about marriage and gender. But God's Word speaks clearly on these issues. Gender and marriage are not social constructions. Gender is part of God's design for humanity as male and female. And marriage is God's institution given to humanity as a living parable of the relationship between Jesus and the church.

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There is great confusion in our world today about marriage and gender. But God's Word speaks clearly on these issues. Gender and marriage are not social constructions. Gender is part of God's design for humanity as male and female. And marriage is God's institution given to humanity as a living parable of the relationship between Jesus and the church.

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The word "sin" is sadly missing from our culture's vocabulary. Even worse, "sin" is not talked about much in modern American churches. But Genesis 3 teaches that our fundamental problem is sin. When Adam ate the, fruit sin entered the world and death through sin. Our only hope for redemption is found in a God who deals with the problem of our sin. This is exactly what God has done in Christ through his cross.

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Sin has consequences. Adam's sin in the garden wreaked havoc on his relationship with God and with his wife.

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In Genesis 3:15, God promises Eve that one of her descendants will defeat the serpent. Eve's seed will crush Satan's head thereby conquering evil. That promise carries us all the way forward to Jesus Christ. Jesus is the offspring of the woman who conquers Satan by his own sacrificial death on the cross.

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After Adam and Eve sinned, God made for them garments of animal skin. God demonstrated his amazing grace by clothing their nakedness and shame. Even in Genesis 3, the Bible begins to highlight the marvelous and matchless grace of God for sinners.

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After Adam and Eve sinned, humanity plunged deeper into evil. Cain murdered his own brother and Abel's blood cried out to God for justice. The author of Hebrews tells us that Jesus' blood speaks a better word than the blood of Abel. Jesus' had his blood spilt at the hands of wicked men, but His blood cries out mercy for sinners.

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Cain's legacy was one of worldly success and technological advancement as his descendants built cities and developed culture. Nevthereless, his descendant Lamech was more murderous than Cain. Eventually, Eve would have another son in the place of Abel. His name was Seth and his legacy would be one of faithfulness. As Christians, we are not looking to the city of man for our redemption. Instead, with the eyes of faith, we wait for the city of God that is to come.

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Genealogies in the Bible might seem tedious and unimportant, but they actually serve to drive the story of redemption forward. The genealogy in Genesis 5 reminds us that God is sovereign over human history and He had a plan to bring forth a savior to redeem fallen humanity.

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Genesis 6:1–4 lead up to the story of the flood by introducing the evil and corruption on the earth. The sons of God intermarried with the daughters of men. Who were these sons of God? And why did God bring a flood on the earth? By understanding the beginning of Genesis 6, we will see that God's judgment in the flood is not without grace to the undeserving.

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