Introduction and Alignment
The world we live in is not as it should be. One look at the newspaper will reveal this simple fact. Why is that? In this devotional, we will see the root cause of all that is wrong with our world.
Background Information
Here we read about the fall of man from a state of sinless innocence to a state of sinfulness.
And the Lord God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will certainly die."
Genesis 2:16-17 (New International Version)
"You will not certainly die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves.
Genesis 3:4-7 (New International Version)
To Adam he said, "Because you listened to your wife and ate fruit from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat from it,'
"Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken;for dust you are
and to dust you will return."
Genesis 4:17-19
Questions to consider:
What changes took place based on the passage above?
How did that affect mankind's relationship to God?
Thoroughly read and study Chapters 4 and 5 of Survey of Accounting.
Navigate to the threaded discussion below and respond to the following:
Instructions:
Make an initial post regarding the 3.1 Devotion in this workshop. Did you learn anything new from the devotional?
Additional posts may ask questions regarding concepts, problems, or assignments that you find difficult or confusing. You may find that a classmate has the information or insight to make things clear.
Make observations regarding how the subject matter of this workshop is exemplified in your world. Do you see the concepts presented in the textbook or the workshop devotional material exemplified around you?
Share insights, new understandings, or "ah ha" moments resulting from your reading and/or work on assignments.
Post a comment or question that deepens the discussion by raising the application or the implications of a concept presented in the textbook or devotional materials.