The Origin of Sin | Origins | Part 5 | Scott Chapman

Sin entered the world in Genesis 3, promising freedom but leading all of humanity into bondage. Sin is not like a disease you catch; it’s more like a spiritual cancer, something within each of us that goes against the image of God in which we were created. We can’t work our way out of our sinful nature. We can’t do more good than bad to get rid of it. We can’t legislate it, put enough money behind something to fix it, or blame others for it. Our best attempts to remove or cover it up are like fig leaves. So what do we do?

The Lord God made garments of skin for Adam and his wife and clothed them.
Genesis 3:21

God knew the fig leaves would never work long-term, so he clothed Adam and Eve. Scripture says the garments were made of skins, meaning an animal had to die. Up to this point, they had not experienced death. It would have been very traumatizing for them. Why would God do that? He likely wanted to make a point: sin is horrible, and the solution to sin is horrible. Also, it was a foreshadowing of Jesus’ death on the cross. From the very moment that sin entered the world, God had a plan to save humanity.

We all have within us brokenness and a shared need for a savior. There is nothing of ourselves that fixes the problem of sin. The only answer we all have is Jesus. It’s like we are each standing on the bottom of the ocean with no air, and we have to answer the question, will we trust Jesus to get us to the surface? Will you trust him to be your savior and king? If you are willing to trust him, he has an incredible life planned for you. One filled with beauty, power, and joy!