Mortal...Immortality
So, Adam did pass on to Seth, and to all humanity, a body that will succumb to corruption and death. Death came to the godly seed of Seth....
Abel
6 postsGrace
Later—much later—God would tell Noah that a new covenant was being instituted, one in which life must be given for life taken. He said, “Only, you...
"What Have You Done..."
“Sure,” Abel had said, surprised and eager he’d warrented any attention at all from Cain. From a small, delicate boy, he’d grown into a thin, well-proportioned...
Desire
Cain had glowered with hatred and seething jealousy as Abel joyfully received God’s favor, the smoke of his sacrifice rising heavenward in rich plumes, as Cain’s...
An Offering Acceptable...
So, Cain, the little man brought forth into the world with God’s help, and little Abel, the frail boy whose life held no meaning for his parents,...
“frail, emptiness, nothingness, meaningless.”
And what did Adam think when Eve bore his first child? For Eve shared daily in the curse of the unrelenting, unresponsive ground. This was not solely Adam’...