Perspective

What is the intended message of “the Word” that Christ embodied? What did God communicate through Him?  What is the message that “is God”? And why is it relevant beyond those who identify themselves as “christian”.  

Perhaps a good place to seek understanding is to consider what caused the need for Christ in the earth.  In other words, what did Christ come to do?  Well a short answer is, 'to restore what was lost in the fall of man that was described in Genesis'.  Most Christian preachers would agree that the need (or problem) that Christ came to resolve was cause by what happened in the Garden of Eden aka "the Fall".  

So let’s consider what exactly does the story say happened in Eden.

Before “the fall”: 

Genesis 2:8-9, 16-17, 25 (New King James Version)

8 The LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed. 9 And out of the ground the LORD God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. 

16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; 17 but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” 

25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

After “the fall”: Genesis 3:6-11 (King James Version)

6 So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate. She also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. 7 Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made themselves coverings.  8 And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. 9 Then the LORD God called to Adam and said to him, “Where are you?” 10 So he said, “I heard Your voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.”    11 And He said, “Who told you that you were naked?

What do you see?