04/09/2023
What did he pay, and why is it important to us?
🌟God created us in His image. That means our spirit looks just like Him (like how our kids are humans like us). Adam and Eve hung out with God like we hang out with our best friends.
🌟God gave Adam and Eve dominion over the earth, which means they had the same creative power He used to create the Earth (this is why our words have power!)
🌟instead of telling Satan that he was illegal on earth and to get out forEVER, Adam and Eve were curious and fell for his temptation
🌟Their actions effectively handed over their authority of the Earth to satan and enslaved them to him, introducing the sin nature onto the earth and separating them from God (this is why satan is called the god of this world)
🌟The effects of sin include, but are not limited to: Adam and Eve feeling shame and guilt for the first time, which made them feel like they couldn't hang out with God like they did before, and the enslavement of all of Adam and Eve's children to satan as well (including us)
🌟another effect is the eventual death of our physical bodies, and possible spiritual death if we are still enslaved to sin when our physical body dies
🌟God had a plan to get us out of the sinful nature and return us to him. This plan is seen unfolding throughout the Bible.
🌟The final piece of the plan was Jesus. When he died after living sinless, He paid the price that broke satan's hold on us and took our ownership back
🌟it's not our fault that we were born into the sin nature, but it's our responsibility to make the choice whether to stay there or not. God never intended for humans to receive the punishment he meant for satan, but satan hates humans and will take anyone he can with him.
🌟When we believe the work that Jesus did, we break the hold of sin, get filled with the Holy Spirit, and take back the authority God gave Adam in the first place to defeat the work of Satan, and live for eternity with our Father, as he intended in the beginning.
This is, of course, the version that can fit in an IG caption, but I will talk more about it to anyone who wants to💕
Happy resurrection Sunday!