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Traditional Lens Commentary: Genesis 3 - Illustration on Original Sin | IllustrateTheWord

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Traditional Lens Commentary: Genesis 3

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We read Genesis 3 as the historical account of the fall of man, marking the entrance of sin into the world through Adam's disobedience. This passage reveals the origin of humanity's total depravity and the need for divine redemption. The serpent's deceit and Adam and Eve's subsequent rebellion again

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Original Sin Total Depravity Protoevangelium Substitutionary Atonement Imputed Righteousness

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