Eden's Promise
Many Christians today don’t appreciate the beauty of the Old Testament, not only in its story but also in its theological realities. The Old Testament is filled with passages that teach about the gospel and how God would send a redeemer into the world to save people from their sins. Genesis 3 records the first time this crucial truth is found in Scripture. God promises to crush the head of the serpent and to rescue people from sin and eternal condemnation. Join Tom Pennington as he explains from Genesis 3 the first gospel presentation and an essential truth every Christian must embrace: Eden's Promise.
Part 1
Genesis 3 is a familiar portion of Scripture that describes the most tragic event in human history—the fall of man into sin. Adam’s simple act of disobedience, eating a forbidden fruit, plunged the entire human race into sin. Adam acted as our representative—when he sinned, we sinned. But amid that dark day, the same chapter of Genesis records that God promised to send a redeemer