Sin Separates Us from God.

Genesis 3:1-6
1 The serpent was the shrewdest of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the trees in the garden?”

2 “Of course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. 3 “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you do, you will die.’”

4 “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman. 5 “God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.”

6 The woman was convinced. She saw that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give her. So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too.

This passage is probably the most commonly heard when it comes to discussing sin. God made it easy for Adam and Eve...run around, eat all you need to, just don't eat from this one tree. It started out wonderful living with God, but the moment sin occurred, fear followed.

Nobody forced them to disobey God. They did it on their own. Yeah, the serpent (Satan) enticed them to do it, but in the end the choice was theirs.

We're being so tough on Adam and Eve though. Sin separates us from God and we do it everyday. There's a huge difference between living as God wants and living the sinful way. There are consequences of sin (Adam and Eve's sin eventually led to death). While it's impossible not to sin, let's just remember that living God's way would make things much better.

“Sin is sweet in the beginning, but bitter in the end.” ~The Talmud