You shall call His name Jesus

(Heb 4:15) For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin.

Mighty God, creator of heaven and earth, thank-you for this time of study. Please bless our time together as we wash ourselves in the Word, Amen.

In review; God created the heavens and the earth, and out of the earth God made man. From man, God made woman. Both were without sin. God planned for Adam and Eve to care for His creation, especially the Garden of Eden, and commanded that they be fruitful and multiply as all other living creatures, each to their own kind. Eden was truly heaven on earth. Life was good! They had one law they had to obey. Just one! Don't eat the fruit of the tree in the middle of the garden.

We know that Satan {characterized as a snake} convinced Eve to taste the fruit, and she in turn brought Adam into the mix. Adam clearly knew better but allowed pride to rule and the result was the unleashing of Sin and Death upon all mankind. Every man was now infected through the seed of Adam. Since the sentence of eternal death was already pronounced, the eternal future did not look too bright.

(Luk 1:30, 31) The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.

Since all of mankind shared the same infected seed of Adam, a new sinless man would have to be born. Not of Man's seed, but of God's. This Jesus, a sinless man, would willingly take upon His shoulders the sins of all mankind forever and then willingly be executed in our place to satisfy the sentence for the “Original SIN”. Sinless man unleashed SIN and DEATH upon all. Only Sinless man could make right that original wrong.

In our next meeting, we will begin to fill in many blanks using scripture to tell the wonderful TRUE story, the WHOLE story. Won't you join us?

Oh Father, we truly love exploring the Word through the Holy Bible. Thank-you for the blessings and the thirst to know the truth, and to know you and your plan for each of us. In the name of Christ Jesus, Amen.

HAVE YOU READ YOUR BIBLE TODAY?