What was the first "conversion" in human history? Most of us think of conversion as turning toward God, but this thought-provoking examination of Genesis 3 reveals that humanity's original conversion was turning away from divine communion toward rebellion and sin.
When Eve encountered the serpent in the Garden of Eden, she made a subtle but significant modification to God's instruction. While God had forbidden eating from the tree, Eve claimed He had also prohibited touching it—adding a restriction God never imposed. This tiny distortion represents a pattern that continues to plague Christianity: manufacturing divine commands that God never uttered.
The temptation Eve faced followed three classic patterns—appealing to appetite (good for food), aesthetic desire (pleasant to eyes), and intellectual ambition (desirable for wisdom). These same temptations continue to draw us away from God's truth today. Through an engaging panel discussion, we explore multiple perspectives on what this first conversion entailed: a transformation from harmony to hostility, from glory to shame, from blessing to curse, and from being children of God to becoming children of the devil.
This framework offers a fresh understanding of salvation. If Eden witnessed humanity's conversion away from God, then the redemption Christ offers represents our conversion back to Him. The journey from faith to apostasy began with adding to God's word; our return must be founded on taking God at His word without addition or subtraction.
Have you considered how many "divine commands" you follow that might not actually appear in Scripture? Join us as we examine the importance of biblical precision and the danger of spreading as doctrine ideas that God never communicated. The path back to authentic relationship with God begins with distinguishing between His actual words and human inventions.
BE PROVOKED AND BE PERSUADED!
