Christianity offers us so much more than eternal life with Christ, our faith in Jesus also offers us new life here on earth. To fully understand what living in Christ can and should look like, we look to the creation story. Genesis 1 and 2 offer us a picture of what God intended for creation to be. What do you see in the creation story?
Humanity is God’s beloved creation! God loves us so much that he created us in his own image and predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ! (Ephesians 1:4-5) (1st Jons 3:1). Because of sin, there is now distance in our relationship with God. How do we get back to the communion with God that was intended for us upon creation? In Genesis 2:2-3, God modeled a day of rest for mankind and he blessed it and called it holy. God is showing us a pathway back to him. James 4:8 Come near to God and he will come near to you...
